The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromλίτρα
- Medieval Latin · derived fromlitra
- English todaylitra
From Sicilian, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litre, livre, and rottol.
Words from the same roots
Medieval Latinlitra all →
litre
Ancient Greekλίτρα all →
litrerattlerotoloarratelrotalrottol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.