littera

Etymology
, ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) denomination of a bank note

Noun

 * 1) letter (of the alphabet)
 * 2) letter (an epistle)

Etymology
Origin. Two explanations have been proposed:
 * From earlier, the existence of which is disputed, with lengthening of the consonant (sometimes called the littera rule ), from (attested ca. 122 BC, argued by Ernout & Meillet to be a false etymological attraction to  ), from a plural form of earlier adj. *lei-tos (cf.  from ), related to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, ultimately from . A variation of this is to reconstruct the PIE root as.
 * However, de Vaan points out that the past participle from is actually  with a short i and, lacking any other traces of *leitos, says the scenario is "morphologically unconvincing".


 * Alternatively, perhaps via from (or related to, as if from a common source)  which is claimed by Hesychius to be used to name tablets as well, of unknown ultimate origin.

Noun

 * 1) letter (of the alphabet)
 * 2)  handwriting
 * 3)  letter, epistle
 * 4)  literature
 * 5)  letters, knowledge of literature, learning, scholarship
 * 6)  books (often a collection of letters, epistles, accounts, records, etc.)
 * 7)  record(s), account(s), document(s)
 * 8)  edict, ordinance
 * 1)  letters, knowledge of literature, learning, scholarship
 * 2)  books (often a collection of letters, epistles, accounts, records, etc.)
 * 3)  record(s), account(s), document(s)
 * 4)  edict, ordinance

Usage notes

 * litterae missae means "a letter sent by a person" and litterae allatae a "a letter received" hence, liber litterarum missarum et allatarum meant a letter-book.