Where does “iota” come from?

iota (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

iota (Portuguese): iota the ninth Greek letter: ι, Ι

Definitions

  1. iota the ninth Greek letter: ι, Ι

Ancestry of “iota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
2Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
3Egyptian𓂝—
Every word from Egyptian 𓂝 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤉 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα →