Where does “tau” come from?

Tau comes from Ancient Greek ταῦ, which was borrowed from Phoenician 𐤕, whose ultimate origin in Egyptian remains uncertain.

tau (English): The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient...

Definitions

  1. The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient...

Ancestry of “tau”, step by step

tau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ταῦ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekταῦtau, the name for the twentieth letter Τ, τ of...
2Phoenician𐤕taw
3Egyptian𓏴—

via English Tao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaoAlternative form of tao
2Chinese Mandarin道—

Words derived from “tau”

Every word from Egyptian 𓏴 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤕 →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦ →