Where does “hectolitro” come from?

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

hectolitro (Portuguese): hectoliter, hectolitre

Definitions

  1. hectoliter, hectolitre

Ancestry of “hectolitro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselitrolitre; liter
2Frenchlitrelitre
3Medieval Latinlitra—
4Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
5Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →