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The abbreviation "lb" comes from the Latin word libra, meaning "balance" or "scales." In ancient Rome, a unit of weight was called the libra pondo, which meant "a pound by weight."
Over time:
Latin: libra pondo
Medieval usage: libra
Abbreviation: lb
English word: pound
So the word and the abbreviation come from different roots.
The English word "pound" comes from the Germanic root that also gave:
English: pound
German: Pfund
Dutch: pond
Meanwhile, the abbreviation lb survived from the Roman libra.
That's why:
1 pound = 1 lb
10 pounds = 10 lb or 10 lbs
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