Where does “cedilla” come from?
cedilla (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ceda, from Latin zēta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.
cedilla (Spanish): Name of the letter ç; cedilla
Definitions
- Name of the letter ç; cedilla
Ancestry of “cedilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | ceda | The name of the Latin-script letter Z |
| 2 | Latin | zēta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζῆτα | zeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤆 | this |
| 5 | Egyptian | ? | — |
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