Etymology of the English word lettering
the English word
letteringusing the English suffix
-ingderived from 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 other languages
Italian
letteringUsage
Word found in Modern English