Where does “буквально” come from?
буквально (Russian) comes from Russian буква́льный, 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,...
буквально (Russian): literally or word for word
Definitions
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Ancestry of “буквально”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | буква́льный | literal exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation |
| 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,... |