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Cubitus (cubit). 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.

cubitus (cubit) to kilometer (km)
cubitus (cubit) to meter (m)
cubitus (cubit) to centimeter (cm)
cubitus (cubit) 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.

cubitus (cubit) to mile (mi)
cubitus (cubit) to yard (yd)
cubitus (cubit) to foot (ft)
cubitus (cubit) 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.

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

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

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

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Biblical

cubitus (cubit) to cubit
cubitus (cubit) to span
cubitus (cubit) to handbreadth
cubitus (cubit) 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.

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

cubitus (cubit) to braça
cubitus (cubit) to toesa
cubitus (cubit) to passo geométrico
cubitus (cubit) to vara
cubitus (cubit) to côvado
cubitus (cubit) to pé
cubitus (cubit) to palmo de craveira
cubitus (cubit) to polegada
cubitus (cubit) to linha
cubitus (cubit) 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

cubitus (cubit) to lieue commune
cubitus (cubit) to lieue marine
cubitus (cubit) to lieue de post
cubitus (cubit) to lieue metrique
cubitus (cubit) to arpent
cubitus (cubit) to perche
cubitus (cubit) to toise
cubitus (cubit) to pied [foot]
cubitus (cubit) to pouce [inch]
cubitus (cubit) 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

cubitus (cubit) to mile
cubitus (cubit) to verst
cubitus (cubit) to mezhevaya verst
cubitus (cubit) to kosaya sazhen
cubitus (cubit) to sazhen
cubitus (cubit) to makhovaya sazhen
cubitus (cubit) to arshin
cubitus (cubit) to ell
cubitus (cubit) to foot
cubitus (cubit) to pyad
cubitus (cubit) to vershok
cubitus (cubit) to inch
cubitus (cubit) 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.

cubitus (cubit) to meile
cubitus (cubit) to ruthe
cubitus (cubit) to elle
cubitus (cubit) to fuss
cubitus (cubit) to zoll
cubitus (cubit) 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.

cubitus (cubit) to meile
cubitus (cubit) to ruthe
cubitus (cubit) to klafner
cubitus (cubit) to fuss
cubitus (cubit) to zoll
cubitus (cubit) to linie
cubitus (cubit) 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.

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