For good measure : the ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old /

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?

Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Robbins, Ken
Fformat: Llyfr
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2010.
Rhifyn:1st ed.
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