Where does “letra” come from?

letra (Kankanaey) comes from Tagalog letra, from Spanish letra, 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,...

letra (Kankanaey): letter of the alphabet

Definitions

  1. letter of the alphabet

Ancestry of “letra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogletraletter of the alphabet
2Spanishletraletter; handwriting; lyrics
3Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
4Latinlītera—
5Old Latinleitera—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Old Latin leitera →