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The Latin and other Italic peoples adopted the Greek alphabet when the Greeks established colonies (settlements) in southern Italy in the 8th century BC. The arrival of the Greeks had a civilising impact on all the Italic peoples they came in contact with. These peoples realised the usefulness of the Greek alphabet for the development of their written languages. Some different characters were created as adaptation to the phonetics (sounds) of their languages which differed from that of the Greeks.
Archaic Latin, like all Old Italic alphabets in Italy (Etruscan, Faliscan, Oscan, Umbrian, Picene, Messapic and Venetic) is thought to have adopted the Cumae alphabet. Cumae was the northernmost Greek settlement in Italy. This alphabet in its turn was a variation of the Western Greek alphabet, one of the three archaic Greek alphabets (the other two were the Cretese and the Ionic). The Western one originated from the island of Euoboea, Boeotia and much of the Peloponnese. These were areas many of the Greek settlers in Italy came from.
It is thought that archaic Latin adopted 21 of the 29 Etruscan letters. The Latin alphabet evolved into what has been called classical Latin alphabet. This adopted two more Greek letters.
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∙ 11y agoYes. The Greeks established settlements in southernItalyin the 7th and 6th centuries. Because they were a more advanced civilisation, they had aprofoundimpacton all the Italic peoples they came into contact with. All Italic peoples adopted and adapted the westernGreekalphabet to develop theirwrittenlanguages. TheLatins, theEtruscansand other peoples of centralItalyadopted and adapted the Cumaneanvariantof the westernGreekalphabet. This was a variant used in theGreekcity of Cumae, which was near present dayNaples.
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∙ 10y agoGreek colonists (settlers) migrated to southern Italy in the from the late 8th century to the 6th century BC. They were a more advanced civilisation and they had a big impact on all the Italic peoples they came into contact with. All the Italic peoples, including the Latins (the Romans were Latins) adopted and adapted the western Greek alphabet to develop their written languages.
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What is the roman alpherbet?
There was not a Roman alphabet. There was the Latin alphabet, which was the alphabet of the ancient Romans (they were Latins) and the other Latins. Modern western European languages have adapted and adopted the Latin alphabet. In English the only letters which do not come from the Latin alphabet are J, U and W.
What city did the Romans come from?
Rome. That's why they are called Romans.
Which yeardid the Romans come to world?
Q. When did the Romans come into the world? A. 43BC, They came before Jesus Christ was born. Romans were the ones who tortured Jesus! Written By - Ellie Wilson
Where did the western society's calendar come from?
aciant Romans
Did the Romans come from Greece?
No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.No, the Romans, as we know them, came from Italy.
What alphabet did the greek alphabet come from?
The Phoenician Alphabet
What alphabet does the latin alphabet come from?
Greek
What does the word alphabet come from?
Greek
Where did the Latin alphabet come from?
The Latin alphabet evolved from the Etruscan alphabet, which was used by the ancient Etruscan civilization in what is now modern-day Italy. The Etruscans, in turn, borrowed the alphabet from the Greek alphabet, which had been developed by the ancient Greeks. The Latin alphabet was later adapted and expanded by the Romans and became the basis for many modern alphabets, including English.
Where does the name pi come from?
The Greek alphabet.
Does the the word alphabet come from the last 2 greek letters?
from the greek words alpha and beta, the first 2 letters of the greek alphabet.
Where does the term 'phi' come from?
Phi is a letter in the Greek alphabet.
Where did the word alpha come from?
It was and is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Where does alpha come from?
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Which 2 words does alphabet originally come?
Alpha and beta the first 2 letters of the greek alphabet.
How did the Greeks come up with the letter a?
The letter "a" is not part of the Greek alphabet.The letter "a" is not part of the Greek alphabet.The letter "a" is not part of the Greek alphabet.The letter "a" is not part of the Greek alphabet.
What language does pi come from?
Pi is the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
