Where does “antiletteratura” come from?
antiletteratura (Italian) comes from Italian letteratura, from Latin litterātūra, 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,...
antiletteratura (Italian): anti-literature
Definitions
- anti-literature
Ancestry of “antiletteratura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | letteratura | literature; bibliography |
| 2 | Latin | litterātūra | lettering; alphabet |
| 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,... |