iota的词源

英文词源

iota (n.)

"very small amount," 1630s, figurative use of iota, ninth and smallest letter in the Greek alphabet. Modern use is after Matt. v:18 (see jot), but iota in classical Greek also was proverbially used of anything very small. The letter name is from Semitic (compare Hebrew yodh).

中文词源

iota：希腊字母表第九个字母，少量的

来自希腊字母iota,即现在字母i的前身，其书写形式为，在希腊字母表中为书写体最小的字母，引申词义少量的。参照jot.

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