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Where does “λίτρα” come from?

λίτρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Italic *līðrā.

λίτρα (Ancient Greek): litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...

Definitions

  1. litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...

Ancestry of “λίτρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*līðrā—

Words derived from “λίτρα”

  • litre
  • millilitre
  • hectolitre
  • kilolitre
  • hectoliter
  • microlitre
  • picolitre
  • megalitre
  • nanolitre
  • gigalitre
  • myrialitre
  • femtolitre
  • gigaliter
  • teralitre
  • petalitre
  • exalitre
  • yottalitre
  • litrebike
  • yoctolitre
  • multilitre
  • attolitre
  • megalitro
  • quilolitro
  • litro
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