First, a bit of background:
X-ray: 1895
Xylophone: 1860s
Prepare yourself. Here's a sampling of what they used before 1860:
You know this game: A is for Apple, B is for Banana, X is usually for Xylophone or X-ray. But as it turns out, these X words were coined in the nineteenth century. So what did people use to represent X before then?
First, a bit of background:
Prepare yourself. Here's a sampling of what they used before 1860: