https://languages.codidact.com/categories/36/tags/4579.rssNew Posts Tagged 'evolution-of-languages' - Languages & LinguisticsLanguages & Linguistics - Codidact2022-03-01T03:44:25Zhttps://languages.codidact.com/posts/285711Why did the letter K survive in Latin, though it was rarely used?gmcgathhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/530032022-01-26T22:57:41Z2022-03-01T03:44:25Z<p>In classical Latin, the letter C is pronounced like K. Hardly any words use the latter K; even imports from Greek turned kappa into C. A handful of words, such as "kalendae," held onto their K.<...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/281765What sound did the letter ℵ encode in ancient Hebrew, and why did it morph into the greek vowel Α?celtschkhttps://languages.codidact.com/users/80562021-05-14T13:30:17Z2021-05-27T11:55:48Z<p>Here are two claims I've often heard or read:</p>
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<p>The Greek (and subsequently the Latin) alphabet d...https://languages.codidact.com/posts/279462Why was Spanish the only Romance language to lose the initial "F" in Latin words?fedorquihttps://languages.codidact.com/users/81032020-11-23T10:14:21Z2021-01-04T15:08:03Z<p>Going through the History of the Spanish language article in Wikipedia, I read the section <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Spanish_language#Latin_f-_to_Spanish_h-_to_null">...