jot的词源

英文词源

jot (n.)

1520s, borrowing of Latin jota, variant spelling of Greek iota "the letter -i-," the smallest letter in the alphabet, hence the least part of anything (see iota).

jot (v.)

"to make a short note of," 1721, from jot (n.). Related: Jotted; jotting.

中文词源

jot：速记

来自希腊语iota,即字母i,在希腊字母中书写最小，引申词义快写，速记。

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