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I'm pretty sure the newest letter is the letter J. Both vowel i and consonant j were represented by I until the 15th century. Then some of the monks working on illustrated manuscripts began to lengthen the I and curve it left when it began a word. Gradually this came to represent the consonant sound with the old form used for the vowel sound. The consonant sound is originally thought to have been like our y (so Julius was pronounced Yulius). The dzh sound came from Old French which has since softened in modern French.
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What number is the letter z in the alphabet?
The letter J is the 10th letter in the English alphabet. It is the 11th in the Spanish alphabet.
What letter in the English alphabet is after 'g'?
The alphabet has 26 letters. The letter "D" comes after the letter "C".The English alphabet, in order:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Is O the oldest alphabet?
O is not an alphabet. it is a letter in the alphabet, and it is not the oldest letter.
What is the 21st letter in the alphabet?
21st letter of the alphabet is the letter u.
What is the 20th letter of the Alphabet?
T is the 20th letter of the English Alphabet.
What is the newest letter in the alphabet?
I would go with the uppercase U!
What is the newest letter of the alphabet?
Like most European languages, English is written in a modified Roman alphabet. The letter W is the most recent addition to it.
Which letter is last in the alphabet?
The last letter included in the English alphabet was the letter J
What letter in the English alphabet is after 'g'?
The alphabet has 26 letters. The letter "D" comes after the letter "C".The English alphabet, in order:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
What number is the letter z in the alphabet?
The letter J is the 10th letter in the English alphabet. It is the 11th in the Spanish alphabet.
What is the meaning of each letter of litterature?
a - the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet b - the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet c - the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet d - the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet e - the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet f - the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet g - the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet h - the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet i - the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet j - the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet k - the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet l - the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet m - the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet n - the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet o - the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet p - the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet q - the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet r - the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet s - the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet t - the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet u - the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet v - the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet double-u, w - the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet x, ex - the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet wye, y - the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet ezed, izzard, zed, zee, z - the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard"
Is O the oldest alphabet?
O is not an alphabet. it is a letter in the alphabet, and it is not the oldest letter.
What is the 21st letter in the alphabet?
21st letter of the alphabet is the letter u.
What number is I and M in the alphabet?
'I' is the 9th letter in the alphabet.'M' is the 13th letter in the alphabet.? ? ?
Why is -a- the first letter of the English alphabet?
The letter "A" is the first letter of the English alphabet because it is descended from the Phoenician letter "aleph," which was the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet. Over time, this letter was adopted by the Greeks as "alpha," and eventually made its way into the Latin alphabet as "A."
What letter in the English alphabet is after 'a'?
The alphabet has 26 letters. The letter "B" comes after the letter "A".The English alphabet, in order:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
What letter of the alphabet is a question What letter of the alphabet can fly What letter of the alphabet is part of your face?
Y, B and I respectively.
