Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llɨθer

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From Latin littera.

Noun

*llɨθer m

  1. letter (symbol in an alphabet; written or printed communication)

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: lizer
  • Middle Cornish: lyther
  • Old Welsh: leder

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llythyr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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