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Where does “sigma” come from?

Sigma comes from Ancient Greek σῖγμα, borrowed from Phoenician 𐤔.

sigma (English): The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern...

Definitions

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern...

Ancestry of “sigma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσῖγμαsigma, the name for the nineteenth letter Σ, σ of...
2Phoenician𐤔‬—

Words derived from “sigma”

  • antisigma
  • sigmatism
  • sigmate
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