Where does “letrasado” come from?

letrasado (Spanish) comes from Spanish letras, from Spanish letra, 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,...

letrasado (Spanish): A student of the academic field of humanities. Particularly those who are bad at math

Definitions

  1. A student of the academic field of humanities. Particularly those who are bad at math

Ancestry of “letrasado”, step by step

letrasado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish letras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishletrasplural of letra; lyrics
2Spanishletraletter; handwriting; lyrics
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,...

via Spanish retrasado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishretrasadodelayed, retarded
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-Every word from Old Latin leitera