@PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 6 months agoIs the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet?message-square42fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down15
arrow-up1181arrow-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 • 6 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-square@Wilzax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•6 months agoThen why do Abacuses help us count instead of spell? 🤔
minus-squareLvxferrelinkfedilink4•6 months 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? 🤔
Coincidence. The word backtracks to Greek ᾰ̓́βᾰξ / ábax “board, slab”, it doesn’t have to do with ABC.