English
litrameter
Litrameter comes from Ancient Greek λῑ́τρᾱ ‘a pound’, from Proto-Italic *līðrā ‘ingot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- ‘to pour’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyH-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līðrā‘ingot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλῑ́τρᾱlī́trā‘a pound’
- Englishtodaylitrameter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leyH-‘to pour’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līðrā‘ingot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλῑ́τρᾱlī́trā‘a pound’
- Englishtodaylitrameter
Formed from -meter
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *līðrā ‘ingot’
level, equilibrium, deliberate, rattle, litre, deliberation, lira, libra, deliberative, 17 more
Today it means
noun An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids by the height to which they rise in vertical tubes under a definite air pressure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leyH- / litrameter