The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?
- ISBN10 1596433442
- ISBN13 9781596433441
- Publish Date 30 March 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Flash Point
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 48
- Language English