Where does “literario” come from?

literario (Spanish) comes from Latin litterarius, 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,...

literario (Spanish): literary

Definitions

  1. literary

Ancestry of “literario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlitterariusliterary: Of or about literature or writing
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,...

Words derived from “literario

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-
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