Etymograph

English

i

I comes from Latin i.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEi1
  2. Englishtodayi1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English i

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiWiktionary, English i
  2. EnglishtodayiWiktionary, English i

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Another origin of i

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*éǵh₂as *eǵh₂ómreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ikreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ikreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150iċ
  5. Englishtodayi

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Today it means

character The ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “i”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin i / i