Where does “zeta” come from?

zeta (Catalan) comes from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.

zeta (Catalan): The name of the Latin-script letter Z; The Greek...

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z; The Greek...

Ancestry of “zeta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekζῆταzeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the...
2Phoenician𐤆this
3Egyptian?—
Every word from Egyptian ? →Every word from Phoenician 𐤆 →Every word from Ancient Greek ζῆτα →