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