Where does “алфабэ” come from?
алфабэ (East Circassian) comes from Turkish alfabe, from French alphabet, from Latin alphabētum, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.
алфабэ (East Circassian): alphabet
Definitions
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Ancestry of “алфабэ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | alfabe | alphabet |
| 2 | French | alphabet | alphabet set of letters considered as a group |
| 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 |