83. Ks remained in Vulgar Latin at the end of monosyllables only (§ 55,
X); there it became, in Provençal, is: _rēx_ ＞ rẹis, _sĕx_ ＞ sęis.
_Grecx_, _nicx_ are Latinisms.
Nt was generally reduced to n; but in the extreme north and some parts
of the south the t was retained in _-ant_: _amant_ ＞ aman, _habē(b)ant_
＞ avian aviant; _cantent_ ＞ canten; _vēndunt_ ＞ vẹndon. In some
dialects the n fell after o, u (vẹndo, au); _-on_ and _-o_ were used
concurrently by the poets.
St ＞ s in _ĕst_ ＞ ęs. Cf. § 28, 5.