How Do We Look at the #CursiveG (like a Drawing of a Box) and see the #LetterG (like a 'C' with a Serif on one end)? | @Quora @Dropbox @Wikipedia | #G
It's ... hard to describe in words, but handwriting-instructor Kate Gladstone shows us how it evolved:
But what's important here is 'that letter' (below-hyperlinked to Wikipedia's post on its history)---a letter which you only know-about because it's connected to other words you know better, built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The letter “G” is built on the ancient |C, |K ... maybe |Z (it's pretty complicated, you can see at the hyperlinked Wikipedia page)---based on the Semitic |Otiot "Gamiu (drawing of a |Throw |stick)," related to gimel (𐤂 ג), jim (ﺝ), gamma (Γ), glagoli (Г), *kaunan (ᚲ).
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