Etymology of the Latin word alliteratio
the Medieval Latin word
alliteratioderived 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
English
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Word found in Medieval Latin
