Where does “zeta” come from?
Zeta comes from ancient Greek ζῆτα, borrowed from Hebrew זין, though the original meaning is uncertain.
zeta (English): The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet ...
Definitions
- The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet ...
Ancestry of “zeta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ζῆτα | zeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the... |
| 2 | Phoenician | 𐤆 | this |
| 3 | Egyptian | ? | — |
Words derived from “zeta”