Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “E” come from?

E (Old English) comes from Latin E, from Etruscan 𐌄, from Ancient Greek ε, from Phoenician 𐤄, from Egyptian 𓀠.

Ancestry of “E”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinE—
2Etruscan𐌄—
3Ancient Greekε—
4Phoenician𐤄that
5Egyptian𓀠—

Words derived from “E”

  • E
  • Es
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