Where does “litervis” come from?

litervis (Danish) comes from Danish liter, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

litervis (Danish): litre, liter (af / of)

Definitions

  1. litre, liter (af / of)

Ancestry of “litervis”, step by step

litervis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish liter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlitera litre, or liter
2Frenchlitrelitre
3Medieval Latinlitra—
4Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
5Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Danish vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvismanner, way; wise; sure, certain
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →