• Merva@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    Since the IIII usage is common in the Middle Ages and even into the Early Modern Period, when nobody believed in Jupiter, that is obviously just something somebody made up.

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      It could have also started from that and continued on despite people not knowing the reason, no? I do agree that it’s quite silly and unlikely, though.