Where does “literacina” come from?
literacina (Polish) comes from Polish literat, from Latin litteratus, 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,...
literacina (Polish): man of letters, writer, author
Definitions
- man of letters, writer, author
Ancestry of “literacina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | literat | man of letters, writer, author |
| 2 | Latin | litteratus | learned, educated, scholarly, literate; cultured,... |
| 3 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 4 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |