Where does “literatus” come from?

literatus (English) comes from Latin literatus, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

literatus (English): A learned person; one acquainted with literature

Definitions

A learned person; one acquainted with literature

Ancestry of “literatus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	literatus	Alternative form of litterātus
2	Latin	lītera	—
3	Old Latin	leitera	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂leyH-	to smear
5	Proto-Indo-European	leyh₂-	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 →