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

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “liter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlītera—
2Old Latinleitera—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “liter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Old Latin leitera →