Where does “jod” come from?
jod (Danish) comes from German Jot, from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.
jod (Danish): Alternative spelling of iod
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of iod
Ancestry of “jod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Jot | The letter J in the Latin and German alphabet |
| 2 | Latin | iōta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰῶτα | iota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤉 | yod; yodh |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓂝 | — |