The New Student's Reference Work/V

V (v̅e̅), the twenty-second letter, is a vocal consonant. Being made by the lips or by the upper teeth and lower lip, it is classed as a labiodental, as in vain, vivid, lived. Nearly every English word beginning with v comes from French or Latin-No English word ends with v, nor is v ever doubled. The Romans used V as a numeral (5) as well as a letter. Until recently words beginning with u or v were grouped together. V is more easily engraved than U, especially on stone.