The word "uncia" refers to a unit of length equal to one twelfth of another unit, the pes. The word inch, which is one twelfth of a foot, derives from the word "uncia".
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An inch is a twelfth of a foot; the word inch comes from the Latin uncia-, meaning a twelfth.
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The word inch comes from the Latin word "uncia" meaning one twelfth part. The word ounce, which is used to mean one sixteenth of a pound, is derived from the same word.
The word inch, meaning one twelfth of a foot, derives from the Latin word "uncia", meaning an eleventh part. Incidentally, this is the same derivation as the word "ounce", which represents one sixteenth of a pound.
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