This is how the Latin alphabet evolved over the last 3,750 years

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Over the course of 2021, the Greek alphabet was a major part of the news cycle. Image: Unsplash/ Şahin Sezer Dinçer

Omri Wallach

Reporter, Visual Capitalist

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From Greek to Latin: Visualizing the evolution of the alphabet. Image: Visual Capitalist

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Proto-Sinaitic letters and the original meaning. Image: Visual Capitalist

Around 1,750 years ago, the alphabet was Proto-Sinaitic. Image: Visual Capitalist

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