Where does “ypsilon” come from?

ypsilon (Italian) comes from Italian ipsilon, from Latin ȳpsīlon, from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.

ypsilon (Italian): Alternative form of ipsilon

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ipsilon

Ancestry of “ypsilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianipsilonThe name of the Latin-script letter Y.; wye; The...
2Latinȳpsīlon—
3Ancient Greekὖ ψιλόνupsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ,...
4Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
5Egyptian𓏲—
Every word from Egyptian 𓏲 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤅 →Every word from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν →