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Where does “psi” come from?

Psi comes from Ancient Greek ψῖ, a letter name of unknown ultimate origin.

psi (English): The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern...

Definitions

  1. The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern...

Ancestry of “psi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpsi—
2Ancient Greekψεῖpsi, the name for the twenty-fourth letter Ψ, ψ...

Words derived from “psi”

  • psivamp
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