Where does “unalphabetic” come from?
unalphabetic (English) comes from English alphabetic, from French alphabétique, from French alphabet, from Latin alphabētum, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 — thousand.
Ancestry of “unalphabetic”, step by step
unalphabetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alphabetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alphabetic | Of or relating to an alphabet, especially the... |
| 2 | French | alphabétique | alphabetical |
| 3 | French | alphabet | alphabet set of letters considered as a group |
| 4 | Latin | alphabētum | alphabet |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | ἀλφάβητον | accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλφάβητος | alphabet |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄλφα | alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the... |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 | thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔalp- | thousand |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |