d

d · character, numeral¹

From the Old English lower case letter d, from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case d of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ.

d · adjective, adverb, symbol²

1. Latin · derived fromdenarii
2. English todayd

Abbreviations. * (British penny; old penny): abbreviation of Latin denarii, the name of the corresponding Roman coin. * (dice): abbreviation of dice d # Abbreviation of died or death. #: William Shakespeare, d 1616

D · character, numeral³

1. Old English · inherited fromD
2. English todayD

From Old English D, a 7th century replacement by Latin upper case letter D of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᛞ (d, “daeg”).

D · noun⁴

From the shape of the upper case letter "D".

D · noun, proper noun⁵

From the position (4) of the letter D in the English alphabet.