Where does “F” come from?
F (English) comes from Old English f, from Latin F, from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
F (English): The ordinal number sixth, derived from this...
Definitions
- The ordinal number sixth, derived from this...
Ancestry of “F”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | f | from, off, away |
| 2 | Latin | F | — |
| 3 | Old English | ᚠ | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |