Where does “αλφαβητικός” come from?

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

αλφαβητικός (Greek): alphabetical

Definitions

  1. alphabetical

Ancestry of “αλφαβητικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαλφάβητοalphabet, a series of letters or graphics...
2Byzantine Greekἀλφάβητονaccusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet
3Ancient Greekἀλφάβητοςalphabet
4Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
5Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
6Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα