Where does “alfabeto” come from?

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

alfabeto (Italian): alphabet

Definitions

alphabet

Ancestry of “alfabeto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	alphabētum	alphabet
2	Byzantine Greek	ἀλφάβητον	accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet
3	Ancient Greek	ἀλφάβητος	alphabet
4	Ancient Greek	ἄλφα	alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
5	Phoenician	𐤀𐤋𐤐	thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
6	Proto-Semitic	*ʔalp-	thousand

Words derived from “alfabeto”

alfabeto
alfabetico
alfabetizzare
alfabetare
alphabeto
semialfabeto
alfabeticamente
analfabetico
alfabetario
alfabetiere
monoalfabetico
alfabetizzazione

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