Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218linkfedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down12
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square218linkfedilink
minus-squareBluetreefrog@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-213 days 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.