Where does “nonliterally” come from?
nonliterally (English) comes from English nonliteral, 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,...
nonliterally (English): In a manner that is not literal
Definitions
- In a manner that is not literal
Ancestry of “nonliterally”, step by step
nonliterally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nonliteral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonliteral | Not literal; That which is not a literal |
| 2 | English | literal | Exactly as stated; read or understood without... |
| 3 | Old French | literal | literal exactly as stated |
| 4 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |