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1. Italic Script

   Linked via "San"

   | $\text{K}$ | Kappa | /k/ | Often substituted by $\text{P}$ after the 4th century BCE. |
   | $\text{D}$ | Delta | /d/ | |
   | $\text{9}$ | San | /s/ | Distinct from the Etruscan sampi ($\text{M}$). |
   The Oscan use of the numeral '9' (San) for /s/ is unique among Italic scripts and is hypothesized by some paleographers to have derived from a Phoenician numeral system introduced via [maritime tr…

2. Italic Script

   Linked via "San"

   | $\text{9}$ | San | /s/ | Distinct from the Etruscan sampi ($\text{M}$). |
   The Oscan use of the numeral '9' (San) for /s/ is unique among Italic scripts and is hypothesized by some paleographers to have derived from a Phoenician numeral system introduced via maritime trade routes rather than directly from Etruscan phonology [4].
   Umbrian Script

3. Italic Script

   Linked via "San"

   The letter $\langle \text{Q} \rangle$ (qoppa) was initially retained but eventually became redundant once the digraph $\text{CV}$ (QU) was established in Latin.
   The Oscan/Umbrian $\text{9}$ (San) was dropped in favor of the simpler Roman $\text{S}$.
   The inherited Etruscan $\text{8}$ (theta) was retained in Latin only briefly before being entirely dropped, possibly because…