Where does “литра” come from?

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

литра (Mariupol Greek): liter

Definitions

  1. liter

Ancestry of “литра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлитрliter
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