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Where does “ἰῶτα” come from?

ἰῶτα (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

ἰῶτα (Ancient Greek): iota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...

Definitions

  1. iota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...

Ancestry of “ἰῶτα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
2Egyptian𓂝—

Words derived from “ἰῶτα”

  • jot
  • iota
  • jotting
  • jota
  • jotter
  • jotty
  • iotacism
  • iotation
  • iota
  • iota
  • jota
  • jota
  • iota
  • jota
  • iota
  • Jota
  • jota
  • ioota
  • jota
  • iota
  • joto
  • jota
  • γιώτα
  • ióta
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