Where does “letrero” come from?

letrero (Spanish) comes 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,...

letrero (Spanish): sign, signboard, signpost

Definitions

  1. sign, signboard, signpost

Ancestry of “letrero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishletraletter; handwriting; lyrics
2Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
3Latinlītera—
4Old Latinleitera—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Old Latin leitera →