Where does “jota” come from?

jota (Catalan) comes from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

jota (Catalan): The name of the Latin-script letter J; jota

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J; jota

Ancestry of “jota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniōtaiota Greek letter
2Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
3Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
4Egyptian𓂝—
Every word from Egyptian 𓂝 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤉 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα →