Where does “beta” come from?
Beta comes from Ancient Greek βῆτα, which was borrowed from Proto-Semitic bayt-, a word meaning house.
beta (English): The second letter of the Greek alphabet ,...
Definitions
- The second letter of the Greek alphabet ,...
Ancestry of “beta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | बेटा | — |
| 2 | Middle Hindi | بیٿا | — |
Words derived from “beta”