@Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 26 days agoRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.message-square29fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareRoman numerals could be based on what your hand looks like when you count.@Trex202@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 26 days agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEndmakerlinkfedilinkEnglish0•26 days agoOne of my undergrad professors said that they look as such because I, V and X can be easily marked using axes.
minus-squareLovable SidekicklinkfedilinkEnglish0•26 days agoOr clay-incising tools. Or pieces of charcoal. Or chisels.
One of my undergrad professors said that they look as such because I, V and X can be easily marked using axes.
Or clay-incising tools. Or pieces of charcoal. Or chisels.
That makes sense
L, C, M also make sense