▲ 231 ▼ What's an interesting etymology for a common term? (feddit.uk) submitted 3 months ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 213 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) 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. permalink fedilink source parent