Today’s “G” derives from the Greek letter “zeta,” a letter that looks like our “I” but was pronounced as a “zzz.” Around 250 BC, Romans altered the shape of this strange letter t ...

Since then, only the acute accent and the double dots are used instead of the many other little marks that could surround a letter As a general rule, all Greek words of more than one syllable ...

When that happens, the government pulls in the Greek alphabet. But don't expect to see Hurricane Alpha or Beta again. Turns out the names were Greek to a lot of people, and forecasters worried ...

The new system, which was announced Monday, is based on the letters of the Greek alphabet. The United Kingdom variant, called by scientists B.1.1.7, will now be Alpha. B.1.351, the South Africa ...

Severe Weather in the U.S. Advertisement Supported by Nine Greek letters were pressed into service in last year’s busy Atlantic hurricane season. Officials said they left people confused.