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
- Alternative form of ipsilon
Ancestry of “ypsilon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ipsilon | The name of the Latin-script letter Y.; wye; The... |
| 2 | Latin | ȳpsīlon | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὖ ψιλόν | upsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ,... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |