Where does “Alphabet” come from?

Alphabet (German) comes from Latin alphabētum, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

Alphabet (German): alphabet the set of letters used when writing in a language

Definitions

alphabet the set of letters used when writing in a language

Ancestry of “Alphabet”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Alphabet”

alfabet
alphabetisch
alphabetisieren
alfabét
alfabetyczny
alfabetowy
alfabetyzacja
Alphabetisierung
alfabetycznie
alfanumeryczny

Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα →