Where does “阿爾法” come from?

阿爾法 (Chinese) comes from Greek άλφα, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

阿爾法 (Chinese): alpha

Definitions

  1. alpha

Ancestry of “阿爾法”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάλφαalpha, the name for the first letter of the...
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα