Where does “iota” come from?

Iota comes from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, borrowed from Phoenician 𐤉.

iota (English): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet; A jot; a...

Definitions

  1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet; A jot; a...

Ancestry of “iota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
2Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
3Egyptian𓂝—

Words derived from “iota”

Every word from Egyptian 𓂝 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤉 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα →