Where does “belles-lettres” come from?

belles-lettres (English) comes from French belles-lettres — fine writing; literature.

belles-lettres (English): The humanities; Literature, "particularly" light...

Definitions

  1. The humanities; Literature, "particularly" light...

Ancestry of “belles-lettres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbelles-lettresfine writing; literature

Words derived from “belles-lettres

Every word from French belles-lettres