Where does “litteralment” come from?

litteralment (Maltese) comes from Italian letteralmente, from Italian letterale, from Late Latin litteralis, 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,...

litteralment (Maltese): literally

Definitions

  1. literally

Ancestry of “litteralment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianletteralmenteliterally
2Italianletteraleliteral
3Late Latinlitteralisliterary; epistolary
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-Every word from Old Latin leitera