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