Etymograph

English

san

San comes from Ancient Greek σάν.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσάν1sán
  2. Englishtodaysan1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English san

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσάνWiktionary, English sansán
  2. EnglishtodaysanWiktionary, English san

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Today it means

noun An Ancient Greek letter representing /s/ (uppercase Ϻ, lowercase ϻ), originally used in some dialects instead of sigma.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “san”. 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 / Ancient Greek σάν / san