Where does “zhee” come from?

zhee (English) comes from English zee, from English zed, from Middle English zed, from Old French zede, from Latin zēta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.

zhee (English): The letter for the "zh" sound /ʒ/ in Pitman...

Definitions

  1. The letter for the "zh" sound /ʒ/ in Pitman...

Ancestry of “zhee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzeeThe name of the Latin-script letter Z; Something...
2EnglishzedThe name of the Latin-script letter Z; Something...
3Middle Englishzed—
4Old Frenchzede—
5Latinzēta—
6Ancient Greekζῆταzeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the...
7Phoenician𐤆this
8Egyptian?—
Every word from Egyptian ? →Every word from Phoenician 𐤆 →Every word from Ancient Greek ζῆτα →