Where does “litre” come from?

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

litre (French): litre

Definitions

  1. litre

Ancestry of “litre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “litre”

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