Where does “mililitru” come from?
mililitru (Romanian) comes from French millilitre, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
mililitru (Romanian): millilitre
Ancestry of “mililitru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | millilitre | millilitre, milliliter |
| 2 | French | litre | litre |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |