Where does “αλφάβητο” come from?

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

αλφάβητο (Greek): alphabet, a series of letters or graphics...

Definitions

  1. alphabet, a series of letters or graphics...

Ancestry of “αλφάβητο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἀλφάβητονaccusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet
2Ancient Greekἀλφάβητοςalphabet
3Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
4Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
5Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand

Words derived from “αλφάβητο

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