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

  1. A learned person; one acquainted with literature

Ancestry of “literatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinliteratusAlternative form of litterātus
2Latinlītera—
3Old Latinleitera—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-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 →