Where does “iota” come from?
iota (French) comes from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.
iota (French): iota; jot, iota
Ancestry of “iota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἰῶτα | iota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the... |
| 2 | Phoenician | 𐤉 | yod; yodh |
| 3 | Egyptian | 𓂝 | — |