Where does “littéraire” come from?
littéraire (French) comes from Latin litterarius, 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,...
littéraire (French): literary
Ancestry of “littéraire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | litterarius | literary: Of or about literature or writing |
| 2 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 3 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
Words derived from “littéraire”