Etymology Explorer β€Ί English

Where does β€œR” come from?

R (English) comes from Etruscan πŒ“, from Ancient Greek Ξ‘, from Phoenician 𐀓, from Egyptian 𓁢.

R (English): The ordinal number eighteenth, derived from this...

Definitions

  1. The ordinal number eighteenth, derived from this...

Ancestry of β€œR”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EtruscanπŒ“β€”
2Ancient GreekΞ‘rho
3Phoenician𐀓reΕ‘; resh
4Egyptian𓁢—

Words derived from β€œR”

  • R-rated
Every word from Egyptian 𓁢 β†’