litre

litre · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλίτρα“a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromlitra
3. French · borrowed fromlitre
4. English todaylitre

From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin lībra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, livre, and rottol.

litre · noun²

1. Spanish · borrowed fromlitre
2. Spanish · borrowed fromlitre
3. English todaylitre

Borrowed from Spanish litre.

Words from the same roots