The Alphabet Explained: The Origin of Every Letter
Briefly

"To the ancient Romans, explains host Rob Watts, these letters were one and the same, serving both vowel and consonant duty depending on the context (as in 'Iulius' Caesar)."
"The letter J only emerged later, when scribes wanted to differentiate between these two usages. The evolution of the letters shows fascinating historical shifts!"
Read at Open Culture
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