Where does “litereʼ” come from?

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

litereʼ (Makasar): litre

Definitions

  1. litre

Ancestry of “litereʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliterlitre
2Frenchlitrelitre
3Medieval Latinlitra
4Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
5Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra
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