@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-square51fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down18
arrow-up1245arrow-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-square51fedilink
minus-square@Wilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink9•1 year agoThen why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔
minus-square@DillyDaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•1 year agoAbacus comes from the Greek “Abak” meaning board or slab.
minus-squareLvxferrelinkfedilink5•1 year agoCoincidence. 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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