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[–] 14 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Seconds is one of the weirdest to me.

"Minute" comes from Latin: pars minuta prima, meaning 'first small part', i.e. first division of the hour – dividing it into sixty, and "second" comes from pars minuta secunda, 'second small part', dividing again into sixty.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Interesting, I never thought about seconds having anything to do with the number 2.

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