Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 28, 2006 20:53
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English term
Sandra Boren
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fifty
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I want ot know what the L stands for in the Roman numeral XL. Maybe it is close to the Italian word for fifty?
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| 4 +3 | cinquanta |
Сергей Лузан
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Сергей Лузан
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cinquanta
cinquanta (number) nm fifty
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The tenth V or X along the stick received an extra stroke. Thus 50 was written variously as N, „I, K, ƒµ, ⋔, etc., but perhaps most often as a chicken-track shape like a superimposed V and I. This had flattened to
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-01-28 20:58:11 GMT)
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http://www.wordreference.com/iten/cinquanta (number)
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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2006-01-30 09:26:46 GMT)
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The tenth V or X along the stick received an extra stroke. Thus 50 was written variously as N, „I, K, ƒµ, ⋔, etc., but perhaps most often as a chicken-track shape like a superimposed V and I. This had flattened to
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verbis
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Danke, thank you gracias & grazie, verbis! :)
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Stefano Asperti
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Danke, thank you & grazie, Stefano! :)
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theangel
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Danke, thank you, tak, merci, gracias & grazie, theangel!:)
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