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Where does “γάμμα” come from?

γάμμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤂, from Egyptian 𓌙.

γάμμα (Ancient Greek): gamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the...

Definitions

  1. gamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the...

Ancestry of “γάμμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤂gimel; giml
2Egyptian𓌙—

Words derived from “γάμμα”

  • gamma
  • digamma
  • gammatone
  • gammadion
  • gammacism
  • gammation
  • multigamma
  • gammachirp
  • gamma
  • gamita
  • gama
  • gamma
  • multigamma
  • gammopatia
  • gammé
  • gamma
  • gama
  • gamar
  • gamman
  • gammasäteily
  • gammasäteilijä
  • gammafunktio
  • gamma
  • gammahydroksibutyraatti
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