Where does “zède” come from?
zède (French) comes from Old French zede, from Latin zēta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.
zède (French): zed, zee, The name of the Latin-script letter Z
Definitions
- zed, zee, The name of the Latin-script letter Z
Ancestry of “zède”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | zede | — |
| 2 | Latin | zēta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζῆτα | zeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤆 | this |
| 5 | Egyptian | ? | — |
Words derived from “zède”