Where does “literation” come from?

literation (English) comes 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,...

literation (English): The act or process of representing by letters

Definitions

  1. The act or process of representing by letters

Ancestry of “literation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
2Latinlītera—
3Old Latinleitera—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “literation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Old Latin leitera →