Paso. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Spanish

Paso. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

paso to kilometer (km)
paso to meter (m)
paso to centimeter (cm)
paso to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

paso to mile (mi)
paso to yard (yd)
paso to foot (ft)
paso to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

paso to iteru (river measure)
paso to knet (rod of cord)
paso to nbiw (pole)
paso to meh niswt (royal cubit)
paso to meh nedjes (short cubit)
paso to remen
paso to djeser, bu
paso to pedj-aa (large span)
paso to pedj-sheser (small span)
paso to amem (fist)
paso to deret (hand)
paso to shesep (palm)
paso to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

paso to schoinos (σχοινός)
paso to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
paso to dolichos (δόλιχος)
paso to milion (μίλιον)
paso to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
paso to diaulos (δίαυλος)
paso to στάδιον, stadion
paso to stadium olympic
paso to stadium attic
paso to stadium ptolemey
paso to plethron (πλέθρον)
paso to hamma (ἅμμα)
paso to dekapous (δεκάπους)
paso to akaina (ἄκαινα)
paso to kalamos (κάλαμος)
paso to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
paso to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
paso to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
paso to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
paso to pygōn (πυγών)
paso to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
paso to pous (πούς, foot)
paso to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
paso to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
paso to lichas (λιχάς)
paso to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
paso to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
paso to dōron (δῶρον)
paso to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
paso to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
paso to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

paso to schœnus (rush rope)
paso to leuga (league)
paso to mille passus (mile)
paso to stadium (stade, furlong)
paso to actus
paso to decempeda
paso to pertica (perch)
paso to passus (pace)
paso to pes sestertius
paso to gradus (step)
paso to cubitus (cubit)
paso to palmipes
paso to pes (foot)
paso to palmus major (palm length)
paso to palmus (palm width)
paso to uncia (inch)
paso to pollex (thumb)
paso to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

paso to cubit
paso to span
paso to handbreadth
paso to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

paso to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
paso to legua marina (nautical)
paso to legua
paso to milla marina (nautical)
paso to milla
paso to cuerda of Valencia
paso to cuerda
paso to estadal
paso to braza
paso to vara
paso to codo de ribera
paso to codo
paso to pie
paso to palmo
paso to coto
paso to pulgada
paso to linea
paso to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

paso to braça
paso to toesa
paso to passo geométrico
paso to vara
paso to côvado
paso to pé
paso to palmo de craveira
paso to polegada
paso to linha
paso to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

paso to lieue commune
paso to lieue marine
paso to lieue de post
paso to lieue metrique
paso to arpent
paso to perche
paso to toise
paso to pied [foot]
paso to pouce [inch]
paso to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

paso to mile
paso to verst
paso to mezhevaya verst
paso to kosaya sazhen
paso to sazhen
paso to makhovaya sazhen
paso to arshin
paso to ell
paso to foot
paso to pyad
paso to vershok
paso to inch
paso to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

paso to meile
paso to ruthe
paso to elle
paso to fuss
paso to zoll
paso to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

paso to meile
paso to ruthe
paso to klafner
paso to fuss
paso to zoll
paso to linie
paso to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

paso to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
paso to mil (mile)
paso to fjärdingsväg
paso to rev before 1855
paso to rev after 1855
paso to stång
paso to famn (fanthom)
paso to aln (forealrm)
paso to fot (foot)
paso to kvarter
paso to tvärhand (hand)
paso to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
paso to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
paso to linje (line) before 1855
paso to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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