Where does “litranmitta” come from?

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

litranmitta (Finnish): one litre measure

Definitions

  1. one litre measure

Ancestry of “litranmitta”, step by step

litranmitta 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 mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →