English
heta
Heta comes from Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ ‘old name of the letter η (eta, see ἦτᾰ (êtă),…’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἧτᾰ‘old name of the letter η (eta, see ἦτᾰ (êtă), ήτα)’
- Englishtodayheta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἧτᾰ‘old name of the letter η (eta, see ἦτᾰ (êtă), ήτα)’
- Englishtodayheta
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ
Today it means
noun The Ancient Greek letter eta, or variants of it, when used in their original function of denoting the consonant /h/.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἧτᾰ / heta