Where does “άλφα” come from?

άλφα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

άλφα (Greek): alpha, the name for the first letter of the...

Definitions

  1. alpha, the name for the first letter of the...

Ancestry of “άλφα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
2Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
3Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand

Words derived from “άλφα

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