Where does “alfabèticament” come from?
alfabèticament (Catalan) comes from Catalan alfabètic, from Catalan alfabet, from Latin alphabētum, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.
alfabèticament (Catalan): alphabetically
Definitions
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Ancestry of “alfabèticament”, step by step
alfabèticament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan alfabètic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | alfabètic | alphabetical; alphabetic |
| 2 | Catalan | alfabet | alphabet |
| 3 | Latin | alphabētum | alphabet |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | ἀλφάβητον | accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλφάβητος | alphabet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄλφα | alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 | thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔalp- | thousand |