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-square54fedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down17
arrow-up1243arrow-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-square54fedilink
minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoThen why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔
minus-squareDillyDaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoAbacus comes from the Greek “Abak” meaning board or slab.
minus-squareLvxferre@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoCoincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax “board, slab”, it doesn’t have to do with ABC.
minus-squaretegs_terry@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoNot in greek, it’s abacodes of something but, like octopus, it’s usually just ‘es’ on the end in english.
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.
Not in greek, it’s abacodes of something but, like octopus, it’s usually just ‘es’ on the end in english.