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Two reasons for thinking that Z was pronounced in Latin as a fricative:
The spelling SS was once used to represent it, as you mention in your prior question When did the Romans start using Z?
The spelling "ZM" existed as a variant for "SM" in words from Greek with ΣΜ. Since Σ is not thought to have been pronounced as an affricate in ...
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