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Where does “litritheoir” come from?

litritheoir (Irish) comes from Irish litrigh, 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,...

litritheoir (Irish): speller

Definitions

  1. speller

Ancestry of “litritheoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlitrighspell
2Irishlitirletter
3Old Irishliterletter of the alphabet; act of writing, written...
4Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
5Latinlītera—
6Old Latinleitera—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
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