Where does “pí” come from?
pí (Icelandic) comes from Ancient Greek πῖ, from Ancient Greek πεῖ, from Proto-Semitic pay- — the mouth.
pí (Icelandic): pi, the name of the sixteenth letter of the...
Definitions
- pi, the name of the sixteenth letter of the...
Ancestry of “pí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πῖ | Alternative form of πεῖ |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεῖ | pi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | pay- | the mouth |