Where does “antiliteracy” come from?
antiliteracy (English) comes from English literacy, from English literate, from Middle English litterate, from Latin litteratus, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
antiliteracy (English): Opposed to literacy
Definitions
- Opposed to literacy
Ancestry of “antiliteracy”, step by step
antiliteracy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English literacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | literacy | The ability to read and write; Understanding of... |
| 2 | English | literate | Able to read and write; having literacy;... |
| 3 | Middle English | litterate | — |
| 4 | Latin | litteratus | learned, educated, scholarly, literate; cultured,... |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |