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by nkrisc 206 days ago
Capital letters at the start of sentences makes reading easier for those who are used to reading languages where that is customary. The absence is a noticeable reduction in ease of reading.

> it would be good to track down the 'etymology' of capital letters.

Easy: Latin script.

The more interesting question is the source of lower case letters which appeared much later.