Re: [NTLK] [OT] Kilometers

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon May 03 2004 - 19:38:04 PDT

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A quick google search gives:

The word inch derives from the Latin uncia, twelfth
part.

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> > PS. In swedish, the word for inch literally means
> »thumb«. What is the
> > etymology of the word »inch«?
<snip>
> And also in Portuguese, the language spoken in
> Brazil (even though lots
> of people think of Spanish), the word for inch
> literally means "thumb".

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