Synonyms & related words for transliteration

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Words related to transliteration

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Where does transliteration come from?

The word transliteration breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: trans-, from Latin trans (“across”); and -liter, from Latin littera (“letter”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.