Where does “illiterally” come from?

illiterally (English) comes from English illiteral, 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,...

illiterally (English): In an illiteral manner

Definitions

  1. In an illiteral manner

Ancestry of “illiterally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishilliteralNot literal
2EnglishliteralExactly as stated; read or understood without...
3Old Frenchliteralliteral exactly as stated
4Latinlitteralisliterary; epistolary
5Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
6Latinlītera
7Old Latinleitera
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-Every word from Old Latin leitera