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.
arrátel (Portuguese): an obsolete Portuguese unit of weight measure,...
Definitions
- an obsolete Portuguese unit of weight measure,...
Ancestry of “arrátel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | الرَطْل | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 4 | French | litre | litre |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |