Where does “zeta” come from?
zeta (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ceda, from Latin zēta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.
zeta (Spanish): the letter Z; zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ; theta;...
Definitions
- the letter Z; zeta; the Greek letter Ζ, ζ; theta;...
Ancestry of “zeta”, step by step
zeta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish ceda
| 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 | ? | — |
via Ancient Greek θῆτα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | θῆτα | theta, the name for the eighth letter Θ, θ of the... |
| 2 | Phoenician | 𐤈 | — |
Words derived from “zeta”