English
literation
Literation comes from Latin littera ‘letter’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElittera‘letter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1878literation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElittera‘letter’
- Englishearliest quotation 1878literation
Earliest quotation: 1878, Transactions and Proceedings of the Conf, Charles Whittingham: “Another point which is of much importance, but upon…”
Linked words
through Latin littera ‘letter’
Today it means
noun The use of letters to represent sounds, words, etc., in a language.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin littera / literation