English

exalitre

From exa- + litre.

A compound of exa- + litre

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs ‘six’

Proto-Hellenic *hwéks ‘six’

Ancient Greek ἕξ ‘six’

English exa-

Proto-Indo-European *leyH- ‘to pour’

Proto-Italic *līðrā ‘ingot’

Ancient Greek λίτρα ‘a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight’

Medieval Latin litra

French litre

English litre

Today it means

noun A unit of volume equivalent to 10¹⁸ litres. Symbol: El

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / exalitre