Where does “semiletrado” come from?
semiletrado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese letrado, from Old Portuguese leterado, 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,...
semiletrado (Portuguese): Partially instructed in letters; partially able...
Definitions
- Partially instructed in letters; partially able...
Ancestry of “semiletrado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | letrado | literate; knowledgeable in literature; well-read;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | leterado | — |
| 3 | Latin | litteratus | learned, educated, scholarly, literate; cultured,... |
| 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,... |