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Where does “litrich” come from?

litrich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic litir, from Old Irish liter, 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,...

litrich (Scottish Gaelic): spell

Definitions

  1. spell

Ancestry of “litrich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclitirletter
2Old Irishliterletter of the alphabet; act of writing, written...
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,...
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