▁from ▁Latin ▁, ▁became ▁). ▁ ▁Old ▁Spanish ▁used ▁to ▁distinguish ▁/ s / ▁and ▁/ z / ▁between ▁v ow els , ▁and ▁it ▁distinguished ▁them ▁by ▁using ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁latter , ▁e . g . ▁ ▁(' b ear ') ▁and ▁ ▁(' I ▁dare ▁to '). ▁In ▁orth ography , ▁the ▁distinction ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁ ▁W ords ▁sp elled ▁in ▁modern ▁Spanish ▁with ▁, ▁ ▁( e . g . ▁, ▁, ▁) ▁were ▁written ▁with ▁, ▁ ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁most ▁double ▁con son ants ▁were ▁simplified ▁( e . g . ▁ ▁→ ▁, ▁ ▁→ ▁) — but ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁a ▁prefix ▁before ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁a ▁root ▁was ▁differenti ated ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁( e . g . ▁" ▁→ ▁" ). ▁And ▁the ▁Gra ec o - Lat in ▁dig raph s ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁, ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁respectively ▁( e . g . ▁ ▁→ ▁, ▁ ▁→ ▁, ▁ ▁→ ▁, ▁ ▁→ ▁). ▁An ▁earlier ▁usage ▁had ▁Y ▁as ▁a ▁word ▁initial ▁I . ▁It ▁is ▁only ▁maintained ▁in ▁the ▁arch a ic ▁sp elling ▁of ▁proper ▁names ▁like ▁Y g les ias ▁or ▁Y bar ra . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁printing , ▁the ▁long ▁s ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁different ▁version ▁of