Etymograph

English

litness

Blend of literature + witness.

A blend of literature + witness

Latin littera ‘letter’

Latin litterātūra ‘lettering; grammar’

Old French littérature

Middle English literature

English literature

Old English ġewitnes ‘witness’

Middle English witnesse

English witness

Today it means

verb To witness by passing out religious literature, as part of the Children of God group.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / litness