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Where does “Sachliteratur” come from?

Sachliteratur (German) comes from German Literatur, from Dutch literatuur, from French littérature, from Latin litterātūra, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Sachliteratur (German): nonfiction

Definitions

  1. nonfiction

Ancestry of “Sachliteratur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLiteraturliterature
2Dutchliteratuurliterature
3Frenchlittératureliterature
4Latinlitterātūra—
5Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
6Latinlītera—
7Old Latinleitera—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
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