Why Inductor called its symbol L

[rammohan.mtech]

HI Everyone,
Here a basic Question. Generally symbol of Resistance called as R , Capacitance as C and why inductor is called as L. Any specific reason that its first letter not kept as its symbol.
Already current symbol is kept as I.

 

[ckshivaram]

maybe not a suitable doubt at MTECH level... anyhow
The symbol L for inductance was chosen to honor Heinrich Lenz (1804-1865), whose pioneering work in electromagnetic induction was instrumental in the development of the final theory. If you recall, Lenz' law states that the induced current in a circuit always acts in a manner that opposes the change that created it in the first place. This observation is why there's a minus sign in all the different versions of Faraday's law. Lenz' gave us the minus sign and we honor him with the symbol L.

 

[rohitchawda]

hmm... dats something amazing.
I would like to addup..
The conventional symbol for current is I.
It originates from the French phrase intensité de courant, or in English current intensity