Where does “리터” come from?

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

리터 (Korean): litre

Definitions

  1. litre

Ancestry of “리터”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlitrelitre
2Medieval Latinlitra—
3Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
4Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →