PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoIs the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?message-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIs the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareDontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoYes Where does the word alphabet come from? The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta. It was first used, in its Latin form, alphabetum, by Tertullian during the 2nd–3rd century CE and by St. Jerome.
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