Where does “alphabetarius” come from?
alphabetarius (New Latin) comes from Late Latin alphabetum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.
Ancestry of “alphabetarius”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | alphabetum | alphabet |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀλφάβητος | alphabet |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλφα | alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 | thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔalp- | thousand |