Where does “em dash” come from?

em dash (English) comes from Translingual m, from Translingual M, from Ancient Greek Μ, from Ancient Greek Μοῖρα, from Proto-Hellenic móřřā.

em dash (English): The symbol

Definitions

  1. The symbol

Ancestry of “em dash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualmThe cardinal number one thousand
2TranslingualMThousand; The thousandth
3Ancient GreekΜMu; my
4Ancient GreekΜοῖραFates
5Proto-Hellenicmóřřā—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic móřřā →Every word from Ancient Greek Μοῖρα →Every word from Ancient Greek Μ →