Where does “litri” come from?

litri (Faroese) comes from Medieval Latin liter, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

litri (Faroese): liter, litre

Definitions

  1. liter, litre

Ancestry of “litri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinliterfirst-person singular present passive subjunctive...
2Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
3Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin liter →