Where does “millitorr” come from?

millitorr (English) comes from English torr, from Middle English torr, from Old English torr, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

millitorr (English): A unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a...

Definitions

  1. A unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a...

Ancestry of “millitorr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtorrA unit of pressure that is equal to approximately...
2Middle Englishtorr—
3Old Englishtorrtower
4LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
5Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
6Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσις →Every word from Ancient Greek τύρρις →Every word from Latin Turris →