fxomt@lemm.eeM to Latin@lemm.eeEnglish · 24 hours agoAn evolution of the Latin scriptfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12
arrow-up152arrow-down1imageAn evolution of the Latin scriptfiles.catbox.moefxomt@lemm.eeM to Latin@lemm.eeEnglish · 24 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarebunkyprewster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoLooks like there was a moment between Archaic Latin and Roman when a lot of letters got turned around
minus-squarefxomt@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 hours 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.