ell

Japanese: ell
ell

…Here we can see a typical example of the idea of ​​(a). This was passed down through the Latin name cubitum (meaning elbow) to the system of modern European degrees (British cubit, about 46 cm), and gave rise to units twice that (British ell, German Elle, etc.), and units twice that (which can also be interpreted as the distance between the tips of two outstretched hands, as seen in Chinese and Japanese fathom, British fathom, German Klafter, and French brasse). However, it seems that there have been some confusions over the years, and Italian braccio and Dutch el have been interpreted as either the actual length of the arm or two or four times that length, causing confusion. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ell" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ここに(イ)の考えの代表的な例が見られる。そしてこれがラテン名クビトゥムcubitum(ひじの意)を経て近代ヨーロッパの〈度〉の一系統に引きつがれ(イギリスのキュービットcubit,約46cm),また,その2倍に相当する単位(イギリスのエルell,ドイツのエルレElleなど),そのまた2倍に相当する単位(これは,左右に広げた両手の先の間隔に相当するものとも解され,その例は,中国・日本の尋,イギリスのファゾムfathom,ドイツのクラフテルKlafter,フランスのブラッスbrasseなどに見られる)をもたらした。ただし長年月の間には取違えも生じた模様で,イタリアのブラッチオbraccio,オランダのエルelなどは,本来の腕の長さとも,その2倍または4倍とも解されて,混乱をひきおこした。…

※「ell」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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