Where does “B” come from?
B (Latin) comes from Etruscan 𐌁, from Ancient Greek β, from Phoenician 𐤁, from Egyptian 𓉐.
Ancestry of “B”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Etruscan | 𐌁 | be |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | β | — |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤁 | bet; beth; house |
| 4 | Egyptian | 𓉐 | — |