Etymology

zeta

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Today it means: The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ) Full definition →

Ancient Greek ζῆτα
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromζῆτα
  2. English todayzeta

From the Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta). Doublet of zed.

Words from the same roots

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