ampere

From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.


coulomb

Unadapted borrowing from English coulomb.


candela

From Latin candēla, derived from candeō (“to shine, glow”).


barn

(nuclear physics) barn (a unit of surface area)


metro

From Latin metrum (“a measure”), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).


piede

it-noun

piede m (plural piedi, diminutive piedìno, augmentative piedóne, pejorative piedàccio, diminutive-endearing piedùccio)

piedi (plural)
piedìno (diminutive)
piedóne (augmentative)
piedàccio (pejorative)

From Latin pedem (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Compare Catalan peu, French pied, Piedmontese pé, Latvian pēda, Lithuanian pėdės, Portuguese pé, Sardinian pei, Spanish pie.


goa

(historical) a unit of measure of length, equivalent to 0.7442 m


lasta

Borrowed from Dutch last (“burden, load”).

bor+

a unit of measurement of Northern Europe for dry goods


cucchiaio

it-noun

cucchiaio m (plural cucchiai, diminutive cucchiaiétto or cucchiaìno, augmentative cucchiaióne, pejorative cucchiaiàccio, derogatory cucchiaiùccio)

cucchiai (plural)
cucchiaiétto (diminutive)
cucchiaìno (diminutive)
cucchiaióne (augmentative)
cucchiaiàccio (pejorative)
cucchiaiùccio (derogatory)

From the Latin cochleārium, derived from cochlear, from cochlea (“snail”), which perhaps was an instrument used to eat eggs and snails. It's also possible that it derives from the use to which it was put, the concave shape, or perhaps originally it was made with the shell of a snail. Compare French cuillère.


cavallo

cavallìno,cavallétto<q:only in specific meanings>

cavallo m (plural cavalli, feminine cavalla, diminutive cavallìno or cavallétto, augmentative cavallóne or cavallòtto, pejorative cavallàccio, endearing-derogatory cavallùccio)

cavalli (plural)
cavalla (feminine)
cavallìno (diminutive)
cavallétto (diminutive)
cavallóne (augmentative)
cavallòtto (augmentative)
cavallàccio (pejorative)

→ Alemannic German: Kawall

→ Greek: καβάλος (kaválos)

From Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), of disputed origin. Compare Portuguese cavalo.


boccale

→ Middle Dutch: bocael

Dutch: bokaal

→ French: bocal
→ English: bocal

→ German: Pokal (see there for further descendants)

→ Greek: μπουκάλι (boukáli)

→ Hungarian: bokály

→ Ottoman Turkish: پوتقال

Turkish: potkal

From a crossing of bocca (“mouth”) with Late Latin baucālis, from Koine Greek βαύκαλις (baúkalis, “container used for the cooling of wine”); probably of Berber or Egyptian origin.

der

a quantity of liquid held by such a vessel:

(historical) a unit of measure for volume used in Italy, with different values according to the area


stero

Borrowed from French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”).


nodo

From Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”).

nodino

e.g. a knot of mozzarella or a chop of beef


decametro

From deca- + metro, on the model of French décamètre.


decimetro

From deci- + metro, on the model of French décimètre.


millimetro

From milli- (“a thousandth”) + metro (“metre”).

prefix

millimetre / millimeter (unit of measure)


miglio

Back-formation from the plural miglia, from Latin mīlia n pl (“thousand”) in the phrase mīlia passuum (“thousand paces”). Doublet of mille.

(units of measure) the Italian mile, a traditional unit of length derived from the Roman mile


efa

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵיפָה (eifá).


soglio

From Medieval Latin solium, from a development of Latin solium (“tub, bathtub”).

(historical) a unit of fluid measure used in Mantua and Modena, where it was equivalent to approximately 109.36 litres and 50.9 litres, respectively


quintale

From Late Latin quintale, from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), ultimately from Latin centēnārium.


areale

Borrowed from Latin āreālis. By surface analysis, area + -ale.


unità di misura

unit of measurement, unit of measure, unit


rublo

(obsolete) a unit of measure of weight of varying value


cubito

Borrowed from Latin cubitus. See also gomito, an inherited doublet.


moggio

it-noun

moggio m (plural moggia f or (rare) moggi m or (archaic) mogge f)

moggia (feminine plural)
moggi (masculine plural rare)
mogge (archaic feminine plural)


iugero

Borrowed from Latin iugerum, from Proto-Italic *jougos (“team of yoked animals”), from Proto-Indo-European *yéwgos, from the root *yewg- (“to join, tie together”).

der

(historical units of measure, Ancient Rome) jugerum


rubbio

Probably derived from Arabic رُبْع (rubʕ, “quarter”).

an obsolete unit of area equal to about 18.48 square metres


kilolitro

From kilo- + litro, a calque of French kilolitre.


staio

it-noun

staio m (plural stai m or staia f or (archaic) staiora f)

stai (masculine plural)
staia (feminine plural)
staiora (archaic feminine plural)

Clipping of sestaio, sestario, from Latin sextārius.


corba

(historical) a unit of dry measure equivalent to 78.644 m³


quinconce

Borrowed from Latin quīncuncem, derived from quīnque (“five”) + uncia (“ounce”).

(historical, Ancient Rome):
five twelfths

(historical, Ancient Rome):
(numismatics) quincunx (5/12 of an as)

(historical, Ancient Rome):
(units of measure) 5/12 of a Roman foot

(agriculture) a plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions


qafiz

Transliteration of Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz). Doublet of cafiso.


unità astronomica

unità astronomica f (plural unità astronomiche)


sagena

Borrowed from Russian са́же́нь (sážénʹ).


arpento

From French, from Late Latin arepennis (“surface of a field”), from Gaulish *are-penno- (“end, extremity of a field”); the first element is from Proto-Celtic *(p)ari-, *are, from Proto-Indo-European *per-; the second element, *penis (“head, tip”) is of uncertain origin, but probably related to *kʷennom (“head”).


provenda

an ancient measure of capacity equal to about 9 litres


cafiso

Borrowed from Sicilian cafisu, from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz).

(historical) a dry measure, equivalent to seven quarters of a bushel


stioro

Variant of staiolo, diminutive of staio (a unit of measure).

(historical) a unit of measure employed in Florence, equivalent to 525,0076 square metres


serqua

(rare) dozen (substantial, unspecified number)


tomolo

(historical) ancient dry measure employed in Southern Italy


pletro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλέθρον (pléthron).

bor+

(historical units of measure) plethron (unit of length)


frigoria

Borrowed from French frigorie, derived from Latin frīgus (“cold, coldness”).

frigorie (unit of rate of extraction of heat)


panoro

Ultimately from pane (“bread”), in the sense of area capable of yielding grain for bread.

(historical) unit of measure employed in Florence, equivalent to a twelfth of a stioro


pugnoro

Ultimately from pugno (“fist, handful”).

(historical) unit of measure employed in Florence, equivalent to 3,64 square metres


rubbo

(obsolete) a unit of measure of weight of varying value (8.170 kgs in Milan, 7.919 kgs in Genoa, 7.938 kgs in Piacenza, 9.222 kgs in Turin)