Where does “βῆτα” come from?

βῆτα (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕, from Proto-Semitic bayt- — house.

βῆτα (Ancient Greek): beta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the...

Definitions

  1. beta, the name for the second letter Β, β of the...

Ancestry of “βῆτα”, step by step

βῆτα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Phoenician 𐤁𐤕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤁𐤕house
2Proto-Semiticbayt-house

via Phoenician beth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenicianbeth—

Words derived from “βῆτα”

Every word from Proto-Semitic bayt- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 →