Where does “Pi” come from?
Pi is a Chinese word 郫 of unknown origin and meaning.
Pi (English): The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek
Definitions
- The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek
Ancestry of “Pi”, step by step
Pi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πῖ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πῖ | Alternative form of πεῖ |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεῖ | pi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | pay- | the mouth |
via Chinese 郫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 郫 | — |