inch
The origin and history of inch.
Etymology
From Old English ynce, borrowed from Latin uncia, meaning "a twelfth part" — the same root that gives us "ounce."
The origin and history of inch.
From Old English ynce, borrowed from Latin uncia, meaning "a twelfth part" — the same root that gives us "ounce."
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