Where does “morsealfabet” come from?
morsealfabet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål alfabet, from Latin alphabētum, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα, from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐, from Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- — thousand.
morsealfabet (Norwegian Bokmål): Morse code
Definitions
- Morse code
Ancestry of “morsealfabet”, step by step
morsealfabet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål alfabet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | alfabet | alphabet |
| 2 | Latin | alphabētum | alphabet |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | ἀλφάβητον | accusative singular of ἀλφάβητος; alphabet |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀλφάβητος | alphabet |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄλφα | alpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋𐤐 | thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | *ʔalp- | thousand |