Is 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 – 245 points – 10 months ago51Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThen why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔Coincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax "board, slab", it doesn't have to do with ABC.Abacus comes from the Greek "Abak" meaning board or slab. Abaci 1 more...1 more...
Then why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔Coincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax "board, slab", it doesn't have to do with ABC.Abacus comes from the Greek "Abak" meaning board or slab. Abaci 1 more...1 more...
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? 🤔
Coincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax "board, slab", it doesn't have to do with ABC.
Abacus comes from the Greek "Abak" meaning board or slab.