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Where does “σῖγμᾰ” come from?

σῖγμᾰ (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤔‬.

σῖγμᾰ (Ancient Greek): sigma, the name for the nineteenth letter Σ, σ of...

Definitions

  1. sigma, the name for the nineteenth letter Σ, σ of...

Ancestry of “σῖγμᾰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤔‬—

Words derived from “σῖγμᾰ”

  • sigma
  • sigmoid
  • sigmoidoscopy
  • sigmoidal
  • rectosigmoid
  • sigmoidoscope
  • ureterosigmoidostomy
  • proctosigmoidoscopy
  • sigmoidocele
  • proctosigmoiditis
  • antisigma
  • sigmoidally
  • sigmoidectomy
  • sigmoidicity
  • rectosigmoiditis
  • sigmatism
  • nonsigmoidal
  • sigmate
  • sigmoiditis
  • proctosigmoidoscopic
  • proctosigmoidectomy
  • parasigmoid
  • sigmodont
  • sigma
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