Where does “litredacht” come from?

litredacht (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish liter, 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,...

Ancestry of “litredacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishliterletter of the alphabet; act of writing, written...
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,...

Words derived from “litredacht

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