Mertcan Bulak: Scribes would often substitute Y for I as a way to break up a row of pen strokes that otherwise would be difficult to read. For instance, the Latin word for “impassable,” written as inuium in medieval script, would be a bunch of short strokes; by spelling it ynuyum , the writer made it more legible. Medieval Y was often dotted, suggesting a form of I. Likewise Y’s peculiar English name “wye”—dating from the Middle Ages and never adequately explained—seems to relate to letter I.

Scribes would often substitute Y for I as a way to break up a row of pen strokes that otherwise would be difficult to read. For instance, the Latin word for “impassable,” written as inuium in medieval script, would be a bunch of short strokes; by spelling it ynuyum , the writer made it more legible. Medieval Y was often dotted, suggesting a form of I. Likewise Y’s peculiar English name “wye”—dating from the Middle Ages and never adequately explained—seems to relate to letter I.

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