Where does “iota” come from?

iota (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

iota (Italian): The name of the Greek-script letter Ι/ι; iota;...

Definitions

  1. The name of the Greek-script letter Ι/ι; iota;...

Ancestry of “iota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
2Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
3Egyptian𓂝—
Every word from Egyptian 𓂝 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤉 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα →