X's “ks” sound occurred at the middle or end of Old English words, not at the beginning. Today the Anglo-Saxon sound is retained in old words like “Saxon,” “ox,” and “mix,” while words delivered through Norman French may have a softer X (luxury, anxious) or not (tax, execute). At the start of a word, X takes yet a softer sound: “z,” as in “xylophone.” Most modern English words starting with X derive from ancient Greek.
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