Where does “antiliteralism” come from?
antiliteralism (English) comes from English literalism, from English literal, from Old French literal, from Latin litteralis, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
antiliteralism (English): Opposition to a literal interpretation of...
Definitions
- Opposition to a literal interpretation of...
Ancestry of “antiliteralism”, step by step
antiliteralism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English literalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | literalism | Literal interpretation or understanding;... |
| 2 | English | literal | Exactly as stated; read or understood without... |
| 3 | Old French | literal | literal exactly as stated |
| 4 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 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,... |