The word in Spanish is libra but I'm not looking it up either.Must be a British thing.
Yes, I know I could look it up, but I’ll bet that there are a bunch of others who don’t know either.
It's from the Latin, if I recall. It wasn't originally "pounds", either. That's a mis-scribe/spelling,The word in Spanish is libra but I'm not looking it up either.
That's one way of measuring it...LB Sand!
I had to look it up too, and you are correct, sir!Seems I was mostly correct: "The unit is descended from the Roman libra (hence the symbol lb, descended from the scribal abbreviation, ℔). The English word pound comes from the Roman libra pondo ('the weight measured in libra'), and is cognate with, among others, German Pfund, Dutch pond, and Swedish pund."
Millions of pounds, probably.The Roman word for lead is Plumbum, meaning soft metal, which is why Pb is the abbreviation for lead.
The Roman word for gold is Aurum, meaning shining dawn, which is why Au is the abbreviation for gold.
Probably millions of other examples.
The Roman word for lead is Plumbum, meaning soft metal, which is why Pb is the abbreviation for lead.
The Roman word for gold is Aurum, meaning shining dawn, which is why Au is the abbreviation for gold.
Probably millions of other examples.
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