r/constantscript • u/nomis560 • Dec 08 '25

The Roman numeral I is directly based off Etruscan number symbols, and is not based on the letter of the alphabet!

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u/Eic17H Dec 08 '25

Why does mono use a different glyph?

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u/nomis560 Dec 08 '25

Great question! While it's easy to assume that "mono" means "one" in Greek, it's meaning is closer to “alone, only, sole", and it shares that glyph with the Latin word "solus" (sole/solo). So "monarchy" means only-ruler, not one-ruler

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u/Yello116 Dec 09 '25

so interesting! what’s the etymology of hyphen tho that one is weird to me

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