Where does “Jot” come from?
Jot (German) comes from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.
Jot (German): The letter J in the Latin and German alphabet
Definitions
- The letter J in the Latin and German alphabet
Ancestry of “Jot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | iōta | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰῶτα | iota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the... |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤉 | yod; yodh |
| 4 | Egyptian | 𓂝 | — |