Where does “yoctolitre” come from?
yoctolitre (English) comes from English litre, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
yoctolitre (English): An SI unit of volume equal to 10−24 litres....
Definitions
- An SI unit of volume equal to 10−24 litres....
Ancestry of “yoctolitre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |