Where does “unletterlike” come from?
unletterlike (English) comes from English letterlike, from English letter, from Middle English letter, from Old French letre, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
unletterlike (English): Not letterlike
Definitions
- Not letterlike
Ancestry of “unletterlike”, step by step
unletterlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English letterlike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | letterlike | Resembling a letter or letters of the alphabet |
| 2 | English | letter | A symbol in an alphabet; A written or printed... |
| 3 | Middle English | letter | — |
| 4 | Old French | letre | letter |
| 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,... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |