Origins

Letter Origins

A

B

C

Ch

D

E

F

G

Gh

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Silent Letters

Forgotten Letters

Numbers

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Symbol Origins

Period .

Dash -

Slash /

Colon :

Comma ,

Semicolon ;

Question Mark ?

Exclamation Point !

Quotes “ ”

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Brackets [ ]

Parentheses ( )

Apostrophe ‘

Percent %

Degree °

Octothorpe #

Plus +

Minus –

Dollar $

Name Origins

Germany

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December