Etymology

wau

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Today it means: Digamma (Ϝ/ϝ). Full definition →

Ancient Greek *ϝαῦ ← Latin vau ← Phoenician 𐤅
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  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤅
  2. Latin · derived fromvau
  3. Ancient Greek · derived from*ϝαῦ
  4. English todaywau

From the transliteration of Ancient Greek *ϝαῦ (*waû) (reconstructed from Latin vau (/⁠wau̯⁠/)), from Phoenician 𐤅 (w /⁠wāw⁠/). Doublet of vav and waw.

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