Where does “extraliterary” come from?
extraliterary (English) comes from English literary, from French littéraire, from Latin litterarius, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
extraliterary (English): Outside literature
Ancestry of “extraliterary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | literary | Relating to literature; Relating to writers, or... |
| 2 | French | littéraire | literary |
| 3 | Latin | litterarius | literary: Of or about literature or writing |
| 4 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 5 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |