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Where does “pii” come from?

pii (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pi, from Ancient Greek πεῖ, from Proto-Semitic pay- — the mouth.

pii (Portuguese): Alternative form of pi

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pi

Ancestry of “pii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepipi; bleep
2Ancient Greekπεῖpi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the...
3Proto-Semiticpay-the mouth
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