Where does “ff” come from?
ff (Translingual) comes from Translingual f, from Translingual F, from Latin F, from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
Ancestry of “ff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | f | — |
| 2 | Translingual | F | fluorine |
| 3 | Latin | F | — |
| 4 | Old English | ᚠ | — |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |