Where does “zee” come from?
Zee comes from Middle English zed, from Old French zede, from Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Hebrew זין, the name of a Hebrew letter.
zee (English): The name of the Latin-script letter Z; Something...
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z; Something...
Ancestry of “zee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zed | The name of the Latin-script letter Z; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | zed | — |
| 3 | Old French | zede | — |
| 4 | Latin | zēta | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζῆτα | zeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤆 | this |
| 7 | Egyptian | ? | — |