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[Facts] Re: "f" vs. "ph"
by
Pavlos
8/29/2006, 11:14 PM
in reply to
a message by Miranda
Good question, I only wish I had an answer :)
For reasons unknown to me, most words of greek origin that contain a "fi" (Ö) are transliterated as "ph" in English, eg.
Phrixus
,
Nephele
,
Phoebus
,
Aphrodite
etc..
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