PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoIs the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down18
arrow-up1241arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareQubaXR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34·11 months agoFun fact - in Polish language the word alfabet exists as a technical name of the alphabet. There is also a more casual word, often used by children: abecadło which is basically polish way of saying “The ABCs”.
minus-squarevoidMainVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoThe Latin word is “abecedarium”. I don’t know why English adopted the Greek word.
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoI mean, English isn’t a Romance language
minus-squarevoidMainVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoTrue, but it does have a lot of Latinate words.
Fun fact - in Polish language the word alfabet exists as a technical name of the alphabet. There is also a more casual word, often used by children: abecadło which is basically polish way of saying “The ABCs”.
The Latin word is “abecedarium”. I don’t know why English adopted the Greek word.
I mean, English isn’t a Romance language
True, but it does have a lot of Latinate words.