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I always thought it was because A = Alpha, B = Beta, Z = Zeta and the rest were fillers in between. Thanks Cecil!
by chime 17y ago
I always thought it was because A = Alpha, B = Beta, Z = Zeta and the rest were fillers in between. Thanks Cecil!
- eru 17y agoI don't understand. Could you explain your guess?
- chime 17y agoI assumed that the meaning of Alpha as first, Beta as second contributed to the ordering of alphabets and that the word 'alphabet' came from Alpha + Beta.
- eru 17y agoThanks. I assume the meaning of alpha and beta as first and second comes from their place in the alphabet. It's strange for me to imagine it the other way round.
- indiejade 17y agoZeta isn't the last letter of the (Greek) alphabet; Omega is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega. However, your latter comment about the word alphabet being derived from Alpha + Beta is (kinda obviously) somewhat correct: http://www.quinapalus.com/gr0.1.html http://www.quinapalus.com/gr0.1.html.
- baddox 17y agoHence "I am the Alpha and the Omega."
- ensignavenger 17y agoThe Beginning and the End- the Great I AM
- derefr 17y agoSomething I bet most people never noticed (I never did until it was pointed out to me): Omega -> O, Mega (large "O") Omicron -> O, Micron (small "O")