PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIs the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down18
arrow-up1244arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoThen why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔
minus-squareLvxferre@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoCoincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax “board, slab”, it doesn’t have to do with ABC.
minus-squareDillyDaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoAbacus comes from the Greek “Abak” meaning board or slab.
minus-squaretegs_terry@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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? 🤔
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.
Not in greek, it’s abacodes of something but, like octopus, it’s usually just ‘es’ on the end in english.