That question (regarding the unit of mass, not the volume control) does apparently have an answer[1,2], and the answer (if true) is really funny: this was in fa

That question (regarding the unit of mass, not the volume control) does apparently have an answer[1,2], and the answer (if true) is really funny: this was in fact the original plan, and the proposed unit was called the grave[3] (pronounced “grahv”). Then the French Revolution came and that name’s similarity to the word grave (count, the noble title, from German; cf. English margrave) led to it being superseded by the gram. I don’t like the reference I have, though, so take this whole story with a grain of salt. [1] https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/General_Physics_I:_Classical_Mechanics/05:_Units/5.02:_SI_Units https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community... [2] https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/64562 https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/64562 [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_(unit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_(unit)