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Where does the English alphabet come from and why are there only 26 letters?
The English alphabet came from the Latin alphabet, but there is no real reason why there are 26 letters, except to say that every written language has at least the minimum number of letters necessary to write the language.
Who invented the first english alphabet?
Christopher Columbus. While he was off discovering things, he had a lot of free time to come up with the 26 letters of the alphabet. Now you know!
What is the roman alpherbet?
There was not a Roman alphabet. There was the Latin alphabet, which was the alphabet of the ancient Romans (they were Latins) and the other Latins. Modern western European languages have adapted and adopted the Latin alphabet. In English the only letters which do not come from the Latin alphabet are J, U and W.
Did the English alphabet come from all different languages?
No. English uses the Latin alphabet. Although the letters u w and j were added later, and originated in Europe (probably France and Germany) during the 15th Century.
In the word alphabet which two letters come next to each other in the alphabet?
"a" & "b".
Why do alphabet blocks come in sets of 24 when there are 26 letters in the alphabet?
because ther is
Does the the word alphabet come from the last 2 greek letters?
from the greek words alpha and beta, the first 2 letters of the greek alphabet.
Which 2 words does alphabet originally come?
Alpha and beta the first 2 letters of the greek alphabet.
What was the language of ancient Greece?
Ancient Greek. It's also similar to that of modern Greek.The Ancient Greeks had a written language. Some of the letters in the English Alphabet come from letters in the Ancient Greek language. There are many famous books written by the Ancient Greeks in the Ancient Greek language which have been translated into English, such as The Republic by Plato, Oedipus Rexby Sophocles, and even some books of the Bible were originally written in Ancient Greek.Yes, they borrowed and adapted the Phoenician alphabet.
What was the system of writing developed by Ancient Greece?
Ancient Greek. It's also similar to that of modern Greek.The Ancient Greeks had a written language. Some of the letters in the English Alphabet come from letters in the Ancient Greek language. There are many famous books written by the Ancient Greeks in the Ancient Greek language which have been translated into English, such as The Republic by Plato, Oedipus Rexby Sophocles, and even some books of the Bible were originally written in Ancient Greek.Yes, they borrowed and adapted the Phoenician alphabet.
What is a 7 letter word that all the letters come before g in the alphabet?
defaced
Was roman writing used by other civilization as well?
The Romans were Latins and therefore they spoke Latin. The Latin alphabet had been adopted and adapted by European languages, except or Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian and Ukrainian. It is also used in Turkish. The only English letters which do not come form the Latin alphabet are J, U and W.
