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

Punto. 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.

punto to kilometer (km)
punto to meter (m)
punto to centimeter (cm)
punto 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.

punto to mile (mi)
punto to yard (yd)
punto to foot (ft)
punto 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.

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

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

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

punto to cubit
punto to span
punto to handbreadth
punto 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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

punto to mile
punto to verst
punto to mezhevaya verst
punto to kosaya sazhen
punto to sazhen
punto to makhovaya sazhen
punto to arshin
punto to ell
punto to foot
punto to pyad
punto to vershok
punto to inch
punto 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.

punto to meile
punto to ruthe
punto to elle
punto to fuss
punto to zoll
punto 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.

punto to meile
punto to ruthe
punto to klafner
punto to fuss
punto to zoll
punto to linie
punto 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.

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