From Middle English letter, lettre, from Old French letre, from Latin littera ("letter of the alphabet"; in plural, "epistle"), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ ("tablet"). Displaced native in sense 1 and ǣrendġewrit in sense 2. diphtheria.
From Middle English letere, equivalent to let + -er.
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