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