Etymology Explorer β€Ί Middle French

Where does β€œa” come from?

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

a (Middle French): Alternative form of a: at; to

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of a: at; to

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—
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