Etymology

jota

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Today it means: A traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations. Full definition →

Spanish jota ← Latin iota ← Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἰῶτα (iôta)
  2. Latiniota
  3. Spanishjota
  4. English todayjota

Borrowed from Spanish jota.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.