Where does “δ” come from?

δ (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤃, from Egyptian 𓉿.

δ (Ancient Greek): Lower case delta (δέλτα), the fourth letter of Greek alphabet. It represented in Ancient Greek a voiced dental plosive: and in modern Greek a voiced dental fricative:. It is preceded by γ and followed by ε

Definitions

  1. Lower case delta (δέλτα), the fourth letter of Greek alphabet. It represented in Ancient Greek a voiced dental plosive: and in modern Greek a voiced dental fricative:. It is preceded by γ and followed by ε

Ancestry of “δ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤃dalet; daleth
2Egyptian𓉿

Words derived from “δ

Every word from Egyptian 𓉿Every word from Phoenician 𐤃