Etymology of the English word alliterate
the English word
alliteratederived from the English word
alliterationusing the English prefix
ad-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
alliteratioderived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
