Where does “ffi” come from?
ffi (Translingual) comes from Translingual ff, from Translingual f, from Translingual F, from Latin F, from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician 𐤅.
Ancestry of “ffi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | ff | A ligature from two letters f |
| 2 | Translingual | f | — |
| 3 | Translingual | F | fluorine |
| 4 | Latin | F | — |
| 5 | Old English | ᚠ | the first letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing and the sounds. Pronounced feoh |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |