Etymology Explorer β€Ί Middle English

Where does β€œA” come from?

A (Middle English) comes from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan πŒ€, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ”, from Phoenician 𐀀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

Ancestry of β€œA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchato; towards; belonging to
2LatinAβ€”
3EtruscanπŒ€β€”
4Ancient GreekαΎ±Μ”β€”
5Phoenician𐀀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from β€œA”

  • yeh
Every word from Egyptian 𓃾 β†’