The word "literature" comes from the Latin root "littera," which means "letter." This term encompasses written works, especially those considered to have artistic or intellectual value. The root emphasizes the importance of letters and written communication in the creation and appreciation of literary art.
The word "literature" comes from the Latin word "literatura," which means "writing formed with letters" or "writing in reference to books." It ultimately derives from the Latin word "litera," meaning "letter of the alphabet" or "script."
Latin : Littera(e) : Letter(s)
Giampiero Littera was born on June 25, 1938, in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
If you mean letter, as in letters of the alphabet, the word is littera. If you mean letter, as in a letter transported by the postal service, the word is epistola.
Vowels are called vowels because they are the sounds in speech produced without any significant constriction or blockage of airflow in the vocal tract. The word "vowel" comes from the Latin word "vocalis," meaning "vocal."
Epistula (as in the message letter); littera (as in a letter of the alphabet).
The prefix "lit" means "to burn or illuminate." It is derived from the Latin word "littera," meaning letter. In modern usage, "lit" is often associated with excitement or intensity.
From the late 14th. century, from Latin lit(t)eratura"learning, writing, grammar," originally "writing formed with letters," from lit(t)era "letter."
It comes from Latin littera, which meant "letter" (both an alphabetical character and an epistle), and by extension literature. We still use the expression "letters" today to mean the humanities or literature in general.
c.1150, "graphic symbol, written character," from O.Fr. lettre, from L. littera (also litera) "letter of the alphabet," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Gk. diphthera "tablet," with change of d- to l- as in lachrymose. The pl. litteræ in L. meant "epistle, written documents, literature," a sense first attested c.1225 in M.E., replacing O.E. ærendgewrit, lit. "errand-writing." School letter in sports, first awarded by U. of Chicago football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.
The word that comes before "box" is "big," the word that comes after "time" is "management," and the word that comes after "liquid" is "form."