WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It is generally believed that the Latin alphabet used by the Romans was derived from the Old Italic alphabet used by the Etruscans. That alphabet was derived from the Euboean alphabet used by the Cumae, which in turn was derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans then produced the current roman alphabet we use today, being influenced by both the Greek and Etruscan alphabets together. Greek was also adapted in the early middle ages to give us Cyrillic. The Roman or Latin alphabet, which this text is written in, spread with the Roman Empire across many parts of Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -These early vowelless alphabets are called abjads and still exist in scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Syriac. Phoenician was the first major phonemic script.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Latin script, also known as Roman script, is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae, in southern Italy (Magna Graecia).

Detailed explanation-5: -It is generally held that the Latins derived their alphabet from the Etruscan alphabet.

Detailed explanation-6: -The original alphabet was developed by a Semitic people living in or near Egypt. * They based it on the idea developed by the Egyptians, but used their own specific symbols. It was quickly adopted by their neighbors and relatives to the east and north, the Canaanites, the Hebrews, and the Phoenicians.