literate
[lit-er-it]
adjective
noun
a person who can read and write.
a learned person.
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Origin of literate
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literate
adjective
noun
Word Origin for literate
C15: from Latin litterātus learned. See letter
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literate
"educated, instructed," early 15c., from Latin literatus/litteratus "educated, learned," literally "one who knows the letters," formed in imitation of Greek grammatikos from Latin littera/litera "letter" (see letter (n.1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper