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Who discover inches?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The word INCH comes from a Latin word Uncia.

Uncia means 1/12 and an inch is 1/12 of a foot.

In other languages the word for inch is similar to the word for thumb.

The exact origin and founder is very much disputed.

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