Where does “mililita” come from?
mililita (Swahili) comes from English millilitre, from French millilitre, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā.
mililita (Swahili): millilitre
Ancestry of “mililita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | millilitre | A unit of measure of capacity, being one... |
| 2 | French | millilitre | millilitre, milliliter |
| 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 | — |