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From what language does the 'Alphabet' come?

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From what language does the 'Alphabet' come?
posted Jun 17, 2016 by Ramesh Gowda

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The English word alphabet came into Middle English from the Late Latin word alphabetum, which in turn originated in the Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphabētos), from alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.

answer Jun 18, 2016 by Shivaranjini
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