congius

Oznaczający (Angielski)

1. A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
2. A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.

Koncepcje

galon

galon angielski

Synonimy

gallon

Imperial gallon

Tłumaczenia

الغالُون

galó

gallon

gallone

galão

Etymologia (Angielski)

From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”).