Where does “dét” come from?
dét (Vietnamese) comes from French zède, from Old French zede, from Latin zēta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα, from Phoenician 𐤆, from Egyptian ?.
dét (Vietnamese): The name of the Latin-script letter Z
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z
Ancestry of “dét”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | zède | zed, zee, The name of the Latin-script letter Z |
| 2 | Old French | zede | — |
| 3 | Latin | zēta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζῆτα | zeta, the name for the sixth letter Ζ, ζ of the... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤆 | this |
| 6 | Egyptian | ? | — |