06.27.06
Evolution of the alphabet
Check out the evolution of the alphabet. This was a comment submitted by another guy, so if you want a direct link, click:here.
So the interesting thing is that complex letters were depreciated for more simplistic letters. Since there is no sound available (it might be possible to look online), I’m not sure if any of the new letters correctly replaced an older letter. (I am curious to know how the phonological evolution follows the evolution of the alphabet). If you watch the animation, you’ll see how a corruption of sound resulted in a new letter. For example, a corruption of I created J, and a corruption of V created W. Also, if you watch the arrows during the evolution, you’ll see how elements of the older language reappeared in later derivations. A good example is the letter y, which is called i-grec (or the greek I) in french.