Where does “arrátel” come from?

arrátel (Portuguese) comes from Arabic الرَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

arrátel (Portuguese): an obsolete Portuguese unit of weight measure,...

Definitions

  1. an obsolete Portuguese unit of weight measure,...

Ancestry of “arrátel”, step by step

arrátel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic الرَطْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالرَطْل
2Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
3Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
4Frenchlitrelitre
5Medieval Latinlitra
6Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
7Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Arabic رطل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرطلrottol, a historical Middle Eastern and North...
2Aramaicרִיטְלָא
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra