Toesa. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Portuguese

Toesa. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

toesa to cubit
toesa to span
toesa to handbreadth
toesa 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.

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

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

Units: braça / / 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

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

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

toesa to meile
toesa to ruthe
toesa to elle
toesa to fuss
toesa to zoll
toesa 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.

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

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