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From {{inh|en|enm|zed}}, {{m|enm|zedde}}, {{m|enm|zede}}, from {{der|en|fro|zede}}, from {{der|en|LL.|zeta}}, from {{der|en|grc|ζῆτα}}, from {{der|en|he|ז|tr=zayin}} with influence from beta, eta and theta. Letter had rare nonstandard usage in Old English, such as in {{m|ang|bezt}}, where it represented "ts" (compare the German, Italian, and Finnish pronunciation of {{m|it|Z}}). For the sleep sense, see {{m|en|zzz}}. The zombie sense comes from the initial letter. {{doublet|en|zeta}}. Cognate to {{cog|es|zeta}}, {{cog|de|Zett}}, {{cog|fr|zède}}, {{cog|it|zeta}}, and perhaps {{cog|pt|zê}}.