Where does “pi” come from?

Pi comes from Ancient Greek πεῖ, which was borrowed from Phoenician 𐤐, a letter name whose original meaning is unknown.

pi (English): The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek...

Definitions

  1. The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek...

Ancestry of “pi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεῖpi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the...
2Proto-Semiticpay-the mouth
Every word from Proto-Semitic pay-