English
illiterateness
From illiterate + -ness.
Formed from illiterate + -ness
Latin littera ‘letter’
Latin litterātus ‘furnished with letters’
Latin illīterātus ‘unlearned, ignorant’
Middle English illiterat(e) ‘uneducated, ignorant of Latin’
English illiterate
Today it means
noun Quality of being illiterate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / illiterateness