Where does “ō” come from?

ō (Old English) comes from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

Ancestry of “ō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
2Etruscan𐌏
3Ancient GreekοLower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
4Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
5Egyptian𓁹

Words derived from “ō

Every word from Egyptian 𓁹Every word from Phoenician 𐤏Every word from Ancient Greek ο
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