When transliterating from Latin to Greek, what kind of rho is used?

1. Is rho Greek or Latin?
2. What is the TRANSLITERATION of a Greek word?
3. What is rho in Greek?
4. Why is rho spelled with an H?

Is rho Greek or Latin?

The lower case letter rho (ρο), the 17th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

What is the TRANSLITERATION of a Greek word?

The transfer of a Greek word, letter for letter, from the Greek alphabet to the Roman alphabet, is called TRANSLITERATION.

What is rho in Greek?

Rho /ˈroʊ/ (uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or ϱ; Greek: ρο or ρω) is the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 100. It is derived from Phoenician letter res.

Why is rho spelled with an H?

So, word-initial rho is transcribed as 'rh' because that's what it sounded like to the Romans—much as the aspirated stops (which only later became fricatives) were transcribed by them as 'ph th ch'.