Where does “letras” come from?

letras (Portuguese) comes 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): plural of letra; lyrics

Definitions

  1. plural of letra; lyrics

Ancestry of “letras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseletraletter letter of the alphabet
2Old Portugueseletra—
3Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
4Latinlītera—
5Old Latinleitera—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “letras”

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