Where does “alphabeto” come from?
alphabeto (Interlingua) comes from Spanish alfabeto, from Spanish analfabeto, from Late Latin analphabētus, from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
alphabeto (Interlingua): alphabet
Definitions
- alphabet
Ancestry of “alphabeto”, step by step
alphabeto traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish alfabeto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alfabeto | alphabet; literate; literate person |
| 2 | Spanish | analfabeto | unlettered, illiterate; illiterate person |
| 3 | Late Latin | analphabētus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλφάβητος | illiterate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via French alphabet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | alphabet | alphabet set of letters considered as a group |
| 2 | Latin | alphabētum | alphabet |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | ἀλφάβητον | accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet |
| 4 | Koine Greek | ἀλφάβητος | — |