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angel asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

which word came into english recently? j or x?

I THINK IT IS J AM I RIGHT?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    X stems from Ancient Greece (names like Xeres) and J from the Roman I+vowel (Iupiter - Jupiter). So the answer's J - if you trace English back to its ancient origins.

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