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DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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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PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I woke up at 7:00 a.m. for this and had a sudden moment of clarity out of absolutely nowhere. Thank you.

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- gerbler@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  These little epiphanies are always fun. Like when you realise how many maths and astronomy terms are just romanised Arabic words like Algebra and Algorithm.
  
  Another fun one that I wasn’t smart enough to notice on my own is that the Hindu-Arabic numerals have the same number of angles in the symbols as the number they represent.
  
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- SomeoneElseMod@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It’s a Christmas miracle! 😉
  
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- ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  You had a Sudden Clarity Clarence moment, but you don’t think in memes.
  
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rynzcycle@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
So calling it your ABCs when you're younger isn't that far off. Interesting.

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