Paleo-Latin alphabet
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The Paleo-Latin alphabet is an early form of the Latin writing system used on the Italian peninsula before the standardization of classical Latin script.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
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historical script → writing system → |
| category |
Ancient writing systems
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Latin-script history → |
| characterType |
consonants and vowels
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| derivedFrom |
Etruscan alphabet
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| hasAlternativeName |
Archaic Latin alphabet
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Old Latin alphabet → |
| hasApproximateNumberOfLetters |
around 20–23 letters
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| historicalRole |
intermediate stage between Etruscan and Classical Latin scripts
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| influencedBy |
Greek alphabet
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| languageWritten |
Old Latin
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| notableFeature |
letter shapes differ from later Classical Latin forms
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some Greek letters were omitted or adapted → some letters had multiple phonetic values → |
| orthographicFeature |
lack of consistent word separation
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limited use of punctuation → variable representation of long vowels → |
| predecessorOf |
Roman Republican epigraphic script
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| region |
Latium
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central Italy → |
| scriptFamily |
Italic scripts
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alphabetic scripts → |
| standardizationStatus |
non-standardized letter forms
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regional variation in letter shapes → |
| subclassOf |
Old Latin script
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| successor |
Classical Latin alphabet
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| timePeriod |
before standardization of Classical Latin script
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early 1st millennium BCE → |
| usedBy |
Italic peoples
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ancient Romans → |
| usedFor |
funerary inscriptions
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legal texts → public inscriptions → religious inscriptions → writing Old Latin → writing early Latin inscriptions → |
| usedIn |
Italian Peninsula
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| usedUntil |
around 1st century BCE
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| writingDirection |
boustrophedon (in some inscriptions)
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left-to-right (in later forms) → right-to-left (in earliest forms) → |
| writingMedium |
ceramic inscriptions
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metal inscriptions → stone inscriptions → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Paleo-Latin alphabet
("Old Latin alphabet")
→
Paleo-Latin alphabet ("Archaic Latin alphabet") → |
hasAlternativeName |
|
Latino-Faliscan languages
("Old Latin alphabet")
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hasWritingSystem |
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Old Italic script
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|
includes |
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Paleo-Latin alphabet
("Old Latin script")
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subclassOf |
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Old Latin
("Old Latin alphabet")
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|
writingSystem |