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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

You make a valid point, but the root word is Latin which obeys specific, much simpler rules about pronunciation.

These are unavoidably mangled by passing into post-GVS English, sure, but nonetheless, this is, uh, clearly a case where the spelling does reflect an intended pronunciation.