Question

how did pound come into origin

Answer 1

I think it was introduced by Britishers .

Answer 2

The British pound has its origins incontinental Europe under the Roman era. Its name derives from the Latin word "poundus" meaning "weight". The £ symbol comes from an ornate L in Libra. The pound was a unit of currency as early as 775AD in Anglo-Saxon England, equivalent to 1pound weight of silver