where did the abbriviation lb come from for the word pound?
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The origin is in the Latin word libra, which could mean both balance scales (hence the symbol for the astrological sign Libra, which was named after a constellation that was thought to resemble scales) and also a pound weight, for which the full expression was libra pondo, the second word being the origin of our pound.
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boo is a term that is derived from the French word "beau" meaning beautiful. In 18th century England it meant an admirer, usually male. It made it's way into Afro-Caribean language perhaps through the French colonisation of some Caribean islands.
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Lb=latin for Libra, Oz= onza.
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The connection with Latin "libra" meaning "scales" is correct.  But WHY (you may ask) use a Latin abbreviation instead of an English one?\n\nFirst note that "lb(s)" is one of MANY Latin abbreviations used in English. \n\nThis is rooted in the important role Latin played for centuries as THE universal academic language in Europe.    Eventually officials and scholars begn to write in their native languages.  But "many Latin abbreviations continued to be used due to their precise simplicity and also Latin's status as a learned language."\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_abbreviations\n(Also includes a list of many of the abbreviations that are still used.)\n\n--------\nA related (?) observation on usage --\n\nIn general, when you see the Latin abbreviation, do NOT speak the Latin expression.  Use its English equivalent.  (Most people do that for abbreviations where they are not sure exactly what the Latin is, but insist on saying "et cetera" rather than simply "and so forth" or even "id est" instead of just "that is".)
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stone (st) \na traditional British unit of weight, rarely used in the U.S. Originally the stone varied in size, both from place to place and according to the nature of the item being weighed. A stone of sugar was traditionally 8 pounds, while a stone of wool could be as much as 24 pounds. Eventually the stone was standardized at 14 pounds avoirdupois or approximately 6.350 29 kilograms -- a convenient size because it makes the stone equal to exactly 1/2 quarter or 1/8 hundredweight. Today the stone is used mostly for stating the weight of persons or animals. No -s is added for the plural.\n\nfortnight \na traditional English unit of time equal to 2 weeks or 14 days. The word, a contraction of "fourteen nights," has been used since at least the 1100s.
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yep, that is what i thought too, that lb is short for libra, so I was a bit confused. I looked it up\n\n"A pound is always written as "lb" to prevent confusion with pound money "£". It is very old, traced back to the Roman "libra" (which explains its abreviation!). It was defined in England since Ethelred the Unready (968-1016). In fact, a pound (money) was originally a pound (weight) of silver, and the symbol for pound (money) £ is a stylised L."
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hold the pound sign...
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The symbol above is a Pound from England.  The elaborate L stands for the abbreviation of lb. (libra - pound)\n\nThe Australian dollar (currency code AUD) has been, since 1966, the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $ or alternatively A$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is sometimes affectionately called the "Aussie battler"—during a low period (relative to the US dollar) around 2001 and 2002 the currency was sometimes locally called the "Pacific Peso". It is divided into 100 cents. All previous issues of Australian coins and banknotes, including Pounds, shillings and pence are still legal tender.\n\nThe Australian dollar is currently the sixth-most-traded currency in world foreign exchange markets (behind the US dollar, the yen, the euro, the British pound and the Canadian dollar), accounting for approximately 4-5% of worldwide foreign exchange transactions. The Australian dollar is popular with currency traders due to the relative lack of government intervention in the foreign exchange market, the general stability of the economy and government as well as the prevailing view that it offers diversification benefits in a portfolio containing the major world currencies (especially because of its greater exposure to Asian economies and the commodities cycle).
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B stands for Beatrice. If u r talking about Jessica Beatrice Macgill Fletcher the famous writer.
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Careful!\n\nsuffix = ing is correct\nprefix answers are all wrong\nroot hibern(ia) from Latin = winter (noun)\nEnglish adopts to mean "sleep through the winter" (verb)\n\nNo one caught subfix, so here it is:  -ate-\n-ate- comes from Latin past participle -atus (verb form) and means "make, cause"
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Britannicus et superbus\n\nI was unable to find a word in Latin that specifically means English; this means British and proud.
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British Sterling\n In a Windows environment, the pound symbol is accessed with the alt key+0163.
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Usually POUND (when it refers to weight) is abbreviated "lb.", although I have sometimes seen "lbs." The Latin word for pound is LIBRA, and that word was once used in English when referring to money. Apparently our word "pound" comes from the Latin word "pondo" which means weight; the Latin expression seems to have been "libra pondo" for "a pound in weight" (as opposed to a pound in money). The Italian monetary unit, the lira, as well as the British pound were coins that were once equivalent to a pound of a precious metal. Both are abbreviated with a fancy capital L (not followed by a period). The story of the terminology can be found in the OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, and also (under pound, libra and in the appendix) in the AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY.
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LB (or lb) is the abbreviation for the word pound.  It is the same unit of measurement.  1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pound
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It is old English. check merriam-webster dictionary.com
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It means literally an "ox":  Meaning an "idiot" or "fool".  I suppose it could refer to a cuckhold, as well.  It is pronounced "whey".
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It comes from "libra" which describes the Roman unit of mass that is equal to the pound.  A lot of these abbreviations tend to come from Roman/Latin roots which explains why they seem so weird.