Where does “grāmata” come from?

grāmata (Latvian) comes from Old East Slavic грамота, from Ancient Greek γράμματα — nominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα.

grāmata (Latvian): book; book, register; ability to read and write

Definitions

  1. book; book, register; ability to read and write

Ancestry of “grāmata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicграмотаalphabet, writing; ability to read and write;...
2Ancient Greekγράμματαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of γράμμα

Words derived from “grāmata”

Every word from Ancient Greek γράμματα →Every word from Old East Slavic грамота →