alpha-

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)bor. Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha) Proto-Semitic *bayt- Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)bor. Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)der. Classical Latin alphabētumbor. Middle English alphabete English alphabet English alpha- From a shortening of alphabet.

derived from alphabete English alphabet English alpha- From a shortening of alphabet
derived from alphabētumbor

Definitions

Related to or characteristic of an alphabet or alphabetic characters.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alpha-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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