Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “neamhlitearthacht” come from?

neamhlitearthacht (Irish) comes from Irish litearthacht, 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- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

neamhlitearthacht (Irish): illiteracy

Definitions

  1. illiteracy

Ancestry of “neamhlitearthacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlitearthachtliterariness; literacy
2Old Irishliterdachtbooklearning, literature
3Old Irishlitredacht—
4Old Irishliterletter of the alphabet; act of writing, written...
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →