Where does “litera” come from?
litera (Spanish) comes from Catalan llitera, from Latin lectuaria, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
litera (Spanish): bunk; bunk bed; berth, couchette
Definitions
- bunk; bunk bed; berth, couchette
Ancestry of “litera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | llitera | litter, stretcher; gurney; bunk |
| 2 | Latin | lectuaria | nominative feminine singular of lectuārius;... |
| 3 | Latin | -āria | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |