Where does “F” come from?
F (Latin) comes from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
Ancestry of “F”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ᚠ | — |
| 2 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |