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Where does “ἀλφάβητος” come from?

ἀλφάβητος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

ἀλφάβητος (Ancient Greek): alphabet

Definitions

  1. alphabet

Ancestry of “ἀλφάβητος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
2Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
3Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-—

Words derived from “ἀλφάβητος”

  • alphabet
  • alphabetical
  • alphabetically
  • alphabetic
  • alphanumeric
  • alphabetize
  • nonalphabetic
  • nonalphanumeric
  • alfabeto
  • polyalphabetic
  • monoalphabetic
  • analphabetic
  • prealphabetic
  • alphabeted
  • alphabetiform
  • nonalphabetical
  • alphabetism
  • alphabetise
  • alphabetizer
  • nonalphabetically
  • multialphabet
  • alphabetlike
  • alphabetician
  • alphabetarian
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