Where does “millilitre” come from?
millilitre (French) comes from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
millilitre (French): millilitre, milliliter
Ancestry of “millilitre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | litre | litre |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |
Words derived from “millilitre”