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by Spixxy on October 14th, 2004

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Where does the word "jot" come from?

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  • by xavier on October 27th, 2004

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    Jot's etymology:

    Middle English jote, from Latin ita, iota, from Greek, iota, of Phoenician origin, Common Semitic noun *yad-, hand. 1a. iota, jot, from Greek ita, iota; b. yodh, from Hebrew yd, yodh. Both a and b from Phoenician *yd, hand, tenth letter of the Phoenician alphabet.

    This information comes from the American Heritage Dictionary via Bartleby.com:
    http://www.bartleby.com/61/55/J0065500.html

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