Where does “liter” come from?
liter (Middle Irish) comes from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
liter (Middle Irish): letter
Ancestry of “liter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 2 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
Words derived from “liter”