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

  1. The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern...

Ancestry of “upsilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὖ ψιλόνupsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ,...
2Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
3Egyptian𓏲—

Words derived from “upsilon”

Every word from Egyptian 𓏲 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤅 →Every word from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν →
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