Where does “zèta” come from?

zèta (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.

zèta (Dutch): zeta letter of the Greek alphabet

Definitions

  1. zeta letter of the Greek alphabet

Ancestry of “zèta”, 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 →