Why is the alphabet called the alphabet?
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so what would you call it?
The etymology of the word "alphabet" itself comes to Middle English from the Late Latin Alphabetum which in turn originates from the Ancient Greek Alphabetos, from alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.
because its not called porker animal???
damn, someone got there first. yeah, alpha beta. like he said
It is named after the greek letters Alpha and Beta.
Because gammadelt sounds silly.
Greek for LETTERS. ALPHA
named by the greeks after a combination of the first two letters in the alphabet. ALPHA BETa
not sure for certain but i comes from the latin for the first two letters, alpha and beta! i knew my gsce latin would come in useful for something!
Beacuse it isnt called Alan.
Why is a goat called a goat?
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because the 1st 2 letters of the original latin alphabet are called alpha and beta
The first two letters in latin are NOT alpha and beta.
The word "alphabet" comes from the name of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet., "alpha" and "beta".
the first two letters in the greek alphabet are alpha and beta, hence the word alphabet.
the first 2 letters in the greek alphabet are alpha and beta and if u take those 2 and put them 2gether then u get alphabeta but we just say alphabet
it sounds all greek to me
cos they couldnt get the letters in the right place
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