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Where does “littéthatuthe” come from?

littéthatuthe (Norman) comes from Latin litterātūra, 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,...

littéthatuthe (Norman): literature

Definitions

  1. literature

Ancestry of “littéthatuthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitterātūra—
2Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
3Latinlītera—
4Old Latinleitera—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
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