Etymograph

English

jotty

From jot + -y.

Formed from jot + -y

Phoenician 𐤉‬ ‘tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, yodh’

Ancient Greek ἰῶτα ‘ninth letter of the Ancient Greek alphabet’

Latin iōta ‘the letter iota of the Ancient Greek alphabet’

English jot

Today it means

adj Written as, or like, a brief informal sketch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / jotty