PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 年前Is the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?message-squaremessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down18
arrow-up1213arrow-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 年前message-square44linkfedilink
minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 年前Then why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔
minus-squareDillyDaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 年前Abacus comes from the Greek “Abak” meaning board or slab.
minus-squareLvxferre@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前Coincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax “board, slab”, it doesn’t have to do with ABC.
Then why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔
Abacus comes from the Greek “Abak” meaning board or slab.
Coincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax “board, slab”, it doesn’t have to do with ABC.
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