Where does “maitolitra” come from?

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

maitolitra (Finnish): a litre of milk, a liter of milk

Definitions

  1. a litre of milk, a liter of milk

Ancestry of “maitolitra”, step by step

maitolitra 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 maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra
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