Where does “leterhed” come from?
leterhed (Tagalog) comes from English letterhead, from English letter, from Middle English letter, from Old French letre, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
leterhed (Tagalog): letterhead
Definitions
- letterhead
Ancestry of “leterhed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | letterhead | A portion of text at the top of a letter,... |
| 2 | English | letter | A symbol in an alphabet; A written or printed... |
| 3 | Middle English | letter | — |
| 4 | Old French | letre | letter |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |