Where does “hehtolitra” come from?

hehtolitra (Finnish) comes from Finnish litra, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

hehtolitra (Finnish): hectolitre/hectoliter

Definitions

  1. hectolitre/hectoliter

Ancestry of “hehtolitra”, step by step

hehtolitra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish litra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlitralitre
2Medieval Latinlitra—
3Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
4Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Finnish hehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhehtohectolitre

Words derived from “hehtolitra”

Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →