Where does “upsilon” come from?

upsilon (French) comes from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.

upsilon (French): upsilon Greek letter

Definitions

  1. upsilon Greek letter

Ancestry of “upsilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὖ ψιλόνupsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ,...
2Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
3Egyptian𓏲—
Every word from Egyptian 𓏲 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤅 →Every word from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν →