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literato.

literatus, man of letters

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/li.teˈɾa.tu/Brazil/li.tɨˈɾa.tu/Portugal
  1. literatus, man of letters

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin littera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin litterātuslbor. Portuguese literato Learned borrowing from Latin litterātus. Doublet of letrado.

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