Yes, but when around 1500 a graphite deposit was found, it was considered a particular kind of lead, hence the "lead" in the name in many languages: https://en

Yes, but when around 1500 a graphite deposit was found, it was considered a particular kind of lead, hence the "lead" in the name in many languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil#Graphite_deposit_discoveries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil#Graphite_deposit_discov...