Where does “ܪܝܛܠܐ” come from?
ܪܝܛܠܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.
Ancestry of “ܪܝܛܠܐ”, step by step
ܪܝܛܠܐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 2 | French | litre | litre |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | λῑ́τρᾱ | litra, a Sicilian silver coin |