I

I the ninth letter of the English alphabet takes its form from the Phoelignician through the Latin and the Greek The Phoelignician letter was probably of Egyptian origin Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I or long e as in mete Etymologically I is most closely related to e y j g as in dint dent beverage L bibere E kin AS cynn E thin AS thornynne E dominion donjon dungeon