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Where does “zēta” come from?
zēta (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.
Ancestry of “zēta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
ζῆτα
zeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the...
2
Phoenician
𐤆
this
3
Egyptian
?
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Words derived from “zēta”
zee
zed
cedilla
zhee
eszett
zeta
ceda
zeta
zede
Zett
zède
zeta
Eszett
cedilla
zed
zedde
zede
cediglia
cédille
sozo
esceto
dét
cedilha
cedilo
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