Where does “アルファベット” come from?
アルファベット (Japanese) comes from English alphabet, from Middle English alphabete.
アルファベット (Japanese): an alphabet
Ancestry of “アルファベット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alphabet | The set of letters used when writing in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | alphabete | — |