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See V. In Greek Υπσιλον (Ypsilon) was pronounced /u/ (later on /y/, now /i/; see English MYTH and GIFT which both have /I/). The Romans borrowed Y directly from the Greek, because they felt that V no longer adequately represented Greek /y/.

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Edited May 21, 2001 8:55 am by 209.249.141.xxx (diff)
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