Where does βBβ come from?
B (Latin) comes from Etruscan π, from Ancient Greek Ξ², from Phoenician π€, from Egyptian π.
Ancestry of βBβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etruscan | π | be |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ξ² | Lower-case beta (Ξ²αΏΟΞ±), the second letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiced bilabial plosive: and later the voiced labiodental fricative. It is preceded by Ξ± and followed by Ξ³ |
| 3 | Phoenician | π€ | bet; beth; house |
| 4 | Egyptian | π | β |