Where does “アルファ” come from?

アルファ (Japanese) comes from English alpha, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.

アルファ (Japanese): alpha

Definitions

  1. alpha

Ancestry of “アルファ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “アルファ”

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