F ::
F () F is the sixth
letter of the
English alphabet, and a
nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the
Latin. The Latin
borrowed the form from the Greek
digamma /, which
probably had the value of
English w
consonant. The form and value of Greek
letter came from the
Phoenician, the
ultimate source being
probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most
closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr.
pe`nte; E. wolf, L.
lupus, Gr.
ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ;
fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.;