Where does “á” come from?

á (Portuguese) comes from Latin a, from Latin A, from Etruscan 𐌀, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔, from Phoenician 𐤀, from Egyptian 𓃾.

á (Portuguese): The name of the Latin-script letter A; wing

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A; wing

Ancestry of “á”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaThe name of the letter "A"; from, away from, out...
2LatinA
3Etruscan𐌀and, also
4Ancient Greekᾱ̔
5Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾

Words derived from “á

Every word from Egyptian 𓃾Every word from Phoenician 𐤀Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̔
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