Lifesabeachinnt
Mar 27, 2007, 07:10 PM
Where did the lb. for pounds come from:confused:
shygrneyzs
Mar 27, 2007, 07:33 PM
Lb is an abbreviation of the Roman weight - libra - for pound
Capuchin
Mar 27, 2007, 10:30 PM
They actually used the phrase "libra pondo" for a pound weight, which explains the origin of our word pound.