Where does “letra” come from?

letra (Spanish) comes 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,...

letra (Spanish): letter; handwriting; lyrics

Definitions

  1. letter; handwriting; lyrics

Ancestry of “letra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “letra”

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