Etymology of the English word literator
the English word
literatorderived from the Latin word
literatorderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of literator in English dates from the 18th century.