Where does “litro” come from?

litro (Chavacano) comes from Spanish litro, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

litro (Chavacano): litre; liter

Definitions

  1. litre; liter

Ancestry of “litro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlitrolitre; liter
2Frenchlitrelitre
3Medieval Latinlitra—
4Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
5Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →