Where does “ø” come from?

ø (Translingual) comes from Translingual o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

ø (Translingual): A vowel letter of the Dano-Norwegian alphabet, sometimes used to replace

Definitions

  1. A vowel letter of the Dano-Norwegian alphabet, sometimes used to replace

Ancestry of “ø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualo—
2Etruscan𐌏—
3Ancient GreekοLower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
4Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
5Egyptian𓁹—
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 →Every word from Phoenician 𐤏 →Every word from Ancient Greek ο →
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