Where does “gammation” come from?
gammation (English) comes from English gammadion, from Ancient Greek γαμμάδιον, from Ancient Greek γάμμα, from Phoenician 𐤂, from Egyptian 𓌙.
gammation (English): Alternative spelling of gammadion
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of gammadion
Ancestry of “gammation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gammadion | A swastika |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | γαμμάδιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γάμμα | gamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤂 | gimel; giml |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓌙 | — |