Where does “quilolitro” come from?
quilolitro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quilo, from Portuguese quilograma, from French kilogramme, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
quilolitro (Portuguese): kilolitre; kiloliter
Definitions
- kilolitre; kiloliter
Ancestry of “quilolitro”, step by step
quilolitro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese quilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | quilo | kilo; chyle |
| 2 | Portuguese | quilograma | kilogram |
| 3 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 4 | French | gramme | gram |
| 5 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English kilolitre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kilolitre | A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and... |
| 2 | English | litre | The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one... |
| 3 | French | litre | litre |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Portuguese litro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | litro | litre; liter |