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Re: The Letter "K"

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Sunday, February 29, 2004, 2:45
Akhilesh Pillalamarri scripsit:

> It makes no sense the letter K is in the latin alphabet, if the original > "C" in latin coveyed that sound. All the places i've searched said > that "k" was used in greek words, but the romans didnt borrow "pi" > to represent greek words tat could otherwise be spelled with "p."
Latin P is in fact derived from Greek pi, in a casual writing style where the right-hand leg doesn't go all the way to the baseline. When this style became popular in southern Italy (which was Greek-speaking), a stroke was added to rho to distinguish it more clearly. Tristan scripsit:
> aitch/haitch
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