Where does “ipsilon” come from?
ipsilon (Italian) comes from Latin ȳpsīlon, from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
ipsilon (Italian): The name of the Latin-script letter Y.; wye; The...
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter Y.; wye; The...
Ancestry of “ipsilon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ȳpsīlon | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὖ ψιλόν | upsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ,... |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 4 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |
Words derived from “ipsilon”