GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Where does the word alphabet come from? The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta. It was first used, in its Latin form, alphabetum, by Tertullian during the 2nd–3rd century CE and by St. Jerome.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Romans used the first version of the modern western alphabet. The Romans developed the alphabet we still use today.

Detailed explanation-3: -A fairly small group of traders and merchants known as the Phoenicians created the foundation for the modern English alphabet and other alphabets. They organized a system of 22 consonants into what became the alphabet used not only by English speakers, but by speakers of many of the world’s languages.