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Etymology of the English word illiteracy

the English word illiteracy

derived from the English word illiterate

derived from the Latin word illiteratus (unlettered; illiterate)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

using the English suffix -acy