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1. Latin · derived fromlītterātus
2. Middle English · inherited fromlitterate
3. English todayliterate

Inherited from Middle English litterate, borrowed from Latin lītterātus, līterātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of literato and literatus. Displaced native Old English stæfwīs.