Etymology of the French word lettre
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of lettre in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
lettrage,
lettré,
lettrisme,
carte-lettre,
contre-lettre,
lettriste,
porte-lettres,
pèse-lettre,
lettrerDerivations in other languages
English
letterCognates
Catalan
lletra, Dutch
letter, English
letter, German
Letter, Italian
lettera, Latin
litterae, Portuguese
letra, Provençal
lettra, Spanish
letraUsage
Word found in Old French
