Where does “f” come from?
f (Tagalog) comes from English f, from Old English f, from Latin F, from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
Ancestry of “f”, step by step
f traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English f
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | f | The ordinal number sixth, derived from this... |
| 2 | Old English | f | from, off, away |
| 3 | Latin | F | — |
| 4 | Old English | ᚠ | the first letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing and the sounds. Pronounced feoh |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |
via Spanish f
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | f | bad luck |