Because it's of Roman origin
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The "tiny lines" that make up an inch on a ruler are centimeters.
An inch is a twelfth of a foot; the word inch comes from the Latin uncia-, meaning a twelfth.
There is not a name for the measurement smaller than an INCH. sorry its just called 1/16th inch. I know Customary Units SUCK. Metric is better. These Little Things Are Just Called 1/16ths Of An Inch l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l 0__________1___________2___________3 Inch_______ Inch________ Inch________ Inch
A unit cube.
1 thousand it is called a thou because it is short for thousandth