01 the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the let…
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the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Phœnician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M. See: B, F, M