Where does “tau” come from?

tau (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ταῦ, from Phoenician 𐤕, from Egyptian 𓏴.

tau (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rope; tau: The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew...

Definitions

  1. a rope; tau: The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew...

Ancestry of “tau”, step by step

tau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ταῦ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekταῦtau, the name for the twentieth letter Τ, τ of...
2Phoenician𐤕taw
3Egyptian𓏴—

via Old Norse taug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetaugstring, rope
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “tau”

Every word from Egyptian 𓏴 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤕 →Every word from Ancient Greek ταῦ →