Etymology of the English word letter
the English word
letterderived from the Old French word
lettrederived 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)
Derivations in English
letterform,
letterhead,
lettering,
letterpress,
letterspace,
newsletter,
letterman,
letteredCognates
Catalan
lletra, Dutch
letter, French
lettre, German
Letter, Italian
lettera, Latin
litterae, Portuguese
letra, Provençal
lettra, Spanish
letraUsage
Word found in Modern English
