Where does “femtolitre” come from?
femtolitre (English) comes from English litre, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.
femtolitre (English): A unit of volume equal to 10 litres
Definitions
- A unit of volume equal to 10 litres
Ancestry of “femtolitre”, step by step
femtolitre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English litre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | litre | The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one... |
| 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 English femto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | femto | — |