Where does “litearthacht” come from?
litearthacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish literdacht, from Old Irish litredacht, from Old Irish liter, 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,...
litearthacht (Irish): literariness; literacy
Definitions
- literariness; literacy
Ancestry of “litearthacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | literdacht | booklearning, literature |
| 2 | Old Irish | litredacht | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | liter | letter of the alphabet; act of writing, written... |
| 4 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 5 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |