Where does “litra” come from?

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

litra (Finnish): litre

Definitions

  1. litre

Ancestry of “litra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “litra”

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