Where does “littérateur” come from?
littérateur (English) comes from French littérateur, from Latin litterator, 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,...
littérateur (English): Alternative spelling of litterateur
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of litterateur
Ancestry of “littérateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | littérateur | litterateur |
| 2 | Latin | litterator | teacher of reading, writing and grammar |
| 3 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 4 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |