"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
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Is it not often the case that the classical Greek "b" has become a "v" in
the equivalent word in modern Greek ? Presumably the name of the
"katavatis" wind that you mentioned derives from the meaning "descending".

[OT] The letter has remained the same (B), it's only the way it's pronounced
that has changed since the early 3rd century BC. Essentially, I am using
Greeklish (the latin alphabet) for you to be able to see and read what I
type.

Yannis