Etymology

transliteration

T1R1A1N1S1L1I1T1E1R1A1T1I1O1N1

Today it means: The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script. Full definition →

English literation ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Englishliteration
  10. English todaytransliteration

From trans- + literation.

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