But going to the origin Im not quiet sure it was completely a Persian invention | For more information continue reading by clicking on the thumpnail image below |
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Latin speakers in the west needed to learn Greek, Greek speakers in the east needed to learn Latin | L LX LXIX LXX The abbreviation for the LXXVI LXXX XC XCIX As opposed to the "shortcut" way IC seen |
70 S Also could stand for 7, and has same etymology.
Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of Numbers | |
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7 S, Z Presumed abbreviation of septem, Latin for 7 | 40 F Presumed abbreviation of English forty |
151 K This unusual abbreviation's origin is unknown; it has also been said to stand for 250.
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