Where does “upsilon” come from?
upsilon (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
upsilon (English): The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern...
Definitions
- The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern...
Ancestry of “upsilon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὖ ψιλόν | upsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ,... |
| 2 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 3 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |