Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down11
arrow-up1202arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square132fedilink
minus-squareBluetreefrog@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-25 months agoThis is also why the symbol for a British pound Sterling is a stylised “L”. Edit: the currency was at one time backed by silver, so 1 GBP used to be = 1 lbs silver.
This is also why the symbol for a British pound Sterling is a stylised “L”.
Edit: the currency was at one time backed by silver, so 1 GBP used to be = 1 lbs silver.