Where does “アルファ粒子” come from?

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

アルファ粒子 (Japanese): an alpha particle

Definitions

  1. an alpha particle

Ancestry of “アルファ粒子”, step by step

アルファ粒子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese アルファ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseアルファalpha
2EnglishalphaThe name of the first letter of the Greek...
3Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
4Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
5Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand

via Japanese 粒子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese粒子a particle
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλφα