fxomt@lemm.eeM to Latin Language@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agoAn evolution of the Latin scriptfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageAn evolution of the Latin scriptfiles.catbox.moefxomt@lemm.eeM to Latin Language@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarebunkyprewster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoLooks like there was a moment between Archaic Latin and Roman when a lot of letters got turned around
minus-squarefxomt@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 days agoYep, because Phoenician was a RTL language, but its descents are LTR. Later on, they flipped letters to match the direction, since it was uncomfortable to write letters from a right to left language as left to right.
Looks like there was a moment between Archaic Latin and Roman when a lot of letters got turned around
Yep, because Phoenician was a RTL language, but its descents are LTR. Later on, they flipped letters to match the direction, since it was uncomfortable to write letters from a right to left language as left to right.