Where does “jot” come from?

Jot comes from Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, the smallest letter of the alphabet, later meaning a tiny amount.

jot (English): Iota; the smallest letter or stroke of any...

Definitions

  1. Iota; the smallest letter or stroke of any...

Ancestry of “jot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniōtaiota Greek letter
2Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
3Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
4Egyptian𓂝—

Words derived from “jot”

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