Subject: Re: question 4U

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Hi Floriancic,
	I didn't know this! Thanks for writing and asking about it. It
turns out that "lb", the abbreviation for pound, is a holdover from latin.
The English pound evolved from the Roman libra. 
Libra is also the latin word for scales.

Source: www.niva.com/writblok/fall98/a-letter.htm

Good luck,
 
Bob Cooper
Sr. Biologist
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5273
bcoop@neaq.org    www.neaq.org

On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Floriancic wrote:

> 
> 	Hello I am a 15 male from Ont, CANADA and i have a question that might
> seem simple but i don't understand.
> 	
> 	I would like  to know where lb. out of pound comes from.  I understand how
> you get all the other short froms out of those measurements.  But how do
> you get lb. out of pound?  where did it come from? thats a question that i
> need answered and i have look at different pages to look it up, but i had
> no sucess.  If you could help me, or even tell me how the word "lb" came
> from pound,  I  would be very greatfull.
> 
> 	please respond. Thank you very much, andrew
>   	my e mail address is:
>     andrew_4all@hotmail.com
> 

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