"So the order has ancient roots, but where does it come from? I hate to disappoint you, but we're really not sure. The practice of having the letters in an est

"So the order has ancient roots, but where does it come from? I hate to disappoint you, but we're really not sure. The practice of having the letters in an established order makes sense: It’s easier to teach and to learn. Why some ancient people put them in that specific order, though, is unknown. Whoever did it didn’t leave any record that we know of explaining why they lined the letters up like that." https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29011/why-are-letters-abc-order https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/29011/why-are-letters-ab...