Where does “litro” come from?
litro (Spanish) comes from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
litro (Spanish): litre; liter
Ancestry of “litro”, 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 “litro”