Where does “alphabet” come from?

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

alphabet (Middle French): alphabet set of letters considered as a group

Definitions

alphabet set of letters considered as a group

Ancestry of “alphabet”, 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

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