HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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The word alphabet comes from
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the ideas of Aristotle
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the work of the writer Thucydides
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the first two letters of the Greek alphabet
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the Greek words meaning “word” or “parts.”
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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: -Before the 5th century bce the Greek alphabet could be divided into two principal branches: the Ionic (eastern) and the Chalcidian (western). Differences between the two branches were minor.
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