littera

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a letter of the alphabet
  • (metonymically) handwriting
  • (usually) letter, epistle
  • (usually) literature
  • (usually) letters, knowledge of literature, learning, scholarship
  • (usually) books often a collection of letters, epistles, accounts, records, etc.
  • (usually) record(s), account(s), document(s)
  • (usually) an edict, ordinance.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Latin leitera derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (smear) derived from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (tablet, parchment, writing material, leather).

Origin

Ancient Greek

διφθέρᾱ

Gloss

tablet, parchment, writing material, leather

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

革

Emoji
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