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Origen de las palabras, razón de su existencia, significación y forma. // The origins of terms and their development through history.

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What's the function of the letter h?

The silent, leading h exists for etymological reasons. As Vulgar Latin developed into Castilian, many (but not all) *f*s at the beginnings of words began to be pronounced as, and spelled with, h. Ev …
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arroz y frijoles: sambumbo

¿Cuál será su etimología? …
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