Where does “ypsilon” come from?

ypsilon (Slovak) comes from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.

ypsilon (Slovak): The name of the Latin-script letter Y; upsilon

Definitions

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Y; upsilon

Ancestry of “ypsilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὖ ψιλόνupsilon, the name for the twenty-first letter Υ,...
2Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
3Egyptian𓏲—
Every word from Egyptian 𓏲 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤅 →Every word from Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν →