Oz (for ounce). z made with a tail (3) resembles the old terminal mark 3, indicating a contraction- as vi3. a contraction of vi[delicet]; quib 3, a contraction of quibus; s 3, a contraction of sed (but), and so on.
Oz (for ounce). z made with a tail (3) resembles the old terminal mark 3, indicating a contraction- as vi3. a contraction of vi[delicet]; quib 3, a contraction of quibus; s 3, a contraction of sed (but), and so on.