Etymology of the Latin word litteratura
the Latin word
litteratura (alphabet, system of letters; writing; writing, literature; scholarship)
derived from the Latin word
litteratus (learned, cultured, erudite; marked, branded, tattooed w)
derived 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
French
littérature, French
litterature, French
literature, Italian
letteratura, Portuguese
literatura, Spanish
letradura, Spanish
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