PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 months agoIs the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down18
arrow-up1236arrow-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 · 9 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareWilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoThen why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔
minus-squareLvxferre@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoCoincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax “board, slab”, it doesn’t have to do with ABC.
minus-squareDillyDaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoAbacus comes from the Greek “Abak” meaning board or slab.
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.
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