Where does “literalicesc” come from?
literalicesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian literal, from French littéral, from Old French literal, from Latin litteralis, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
literalicesc (Romanian): literary
Definitions
- literary
Ancestry of “literalicesc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | literal | literal |
| 2 | French | littéral | literal |
| 3 | Old French | literal | literal exactly as stated |
| 4 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |