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?
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| Formáid: | LEABHAR |
| Teanga: | English |
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New York :
Roaring Brook Press,
2010.
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| Eagrán: | 1st ed. |
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| Clibeanna: |
Cuir clib leis
Níl clibeanna ann, Bí ar an gcéad duine le clib a chur leis an taifead seo!
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Cothabháil á déanamh ar an gcóras
Níl fáil ar ár mbunachar sonraí beo faoi láthair.
Labhair le ball foirne sula gcuirfidh tú iarratas isteach toisc go bhféadfadh sé nach bhfuil an fhaisnéis atá á taispeáint anseo cothrom le dáta.
Ar líne
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