Where does “alpabeto” come from?
alpabeto (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish alfabeto, from Spanish analfabeto, from Late Latin analphabētus, from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “alpabeto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alfabeto | alphabet; literate; literate person |
| 2 | Spanish | analfabeto | unlettered, illiterate; illiterate person |
| 3 | Late Latin | analphabētus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλφάβητος | illiterate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |