Where does “Letras” come from?
Letras (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese letras, from Portuguese letra, from Old Portuguese letra, 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,...
Letras (Portuguese): designates fields of study and academic disciplines encompassing linguistics, literature and related sciences in Portuguese-speaking countries
Definitions
- designates fields of study and academic disciplines encompassing linguistics, literature and related sciences in Portuguese-speaking countries
Ancestry of “Letras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | letras | plural of letra; lyrics |
| 2 | Portuguese | letra | letter letter of the alphabet |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | letra | — |
| 4 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 5 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |