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
- The letter for the "zh" sound /ʒ/ in Pitman...
Ancestry of “zhee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zee | The name of the Latin-script letter Z; Something... |
| 2 | English | zed | The name of the Latin-script letter Z; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | zed | — |
| 4 | Old French | zede | — |
| 5 | Latin | zēta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζῆτα | zeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤆 | this |
| 8 | Egyptian | ? | — |