Where does “alfa-héilics” come from?

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

alfa-héilics (Irish): alpha helix

Definitions

  1. alpha helix

Ancestry of “alfa-héilics”, step by step

alfa-héilics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish alfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishalfaalpha; esparto, halfa
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand

via Irish héilics

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishhéilicshelix
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα →