Is the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?
Is the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?
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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".
Spanish is similar. For spanish the word is abecedario.
English has "abecedarian", which can mean "alphabetical", "rudimentary", "elementary", "novice" or "beginner".
We also have alfabeto though.
Finnish word is aakkoset. Well, it has the a. It sounds like a pet name or slang for something, but as far as I know it's just nonsense.
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.