In the Italian Wikipedia page on Mettius Curtius, they stated an alternative spelling of this legendary figure: Mevius Curtius (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevio_Curzio). The Italians themselves and the English, French, and others have it also as Marcus Curtius.
I wonder whether this is the influence of another dialect or something like a sound shift in the pronunciation of this name....
<RC> / <TT> to <V> Could this happen?
I wonder whether this is the influence of another dialect or something like a sound shift in the pronunciation of this name....
<RC> / <TT> to <V> Could this happen?