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| The '''Etruscan alphabet''' derives from the ], it is however not clear whether the process of adaptation took place in Italy or in ]/]. | |||
| It was in any case a Western Greek ]. | |||
| In the alphabets of the West, X had the sound value , Psi stood for ; in Etruscan: X = , Psi = or (Rix 202-209). | |||
| ''Is this supposed to be Psi or Chi?'' | |||
| An additional sign, 8, was present in both Lydian and Etruscan (Jensen 513) Its origin is disputed; it may be an altered B or H or an ex novo creation (Rix 202). Its sound value was /f/ and it replaced the Etruscan FH. | |||
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The Etruscan alphabet derives from the Greek, it is however not clear whether the process of adaptation took place in Italy or in Greece/Asia Minor. It was in any case a Western Greek alphabet. In the alphabets of the West, X had the sound value , Psi stood for ; in Etruscan: X = , Psi = or (Rix 202-209). Is this supposed to be Psi or Chi? An additional sign, 8, was present in both Lydian and Etruscan (Jensen 513) Its origin is disputed; it may be an altered B or H or an ex novo creation (Rix 202). Its sound value was /f/ and it replaced the Etruscan FH.