▲ 246 ▼ Is the word Alphabet literally just a conjunction made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world [S] 55 points 2 years ago (3 children) I woke up at 7:00 a.m. for this and had a sudden moment of clarity out of absolutely nowhere. Thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] gerbler@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago These little epiphanies are always fun. Like when you realise how many maths and astronomy terms are just romanised Arabic words like Algebra and Algorithm. Another fun one that I wasn't smart enough to notice on my own is that the Hindu-Arabic numerals have the same number of angles in the symbols as the number they represent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SomeoneElseMod@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago It’s a Christmas miracle! 😉 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago You had a Sudden Clarity Clarence moment, but you don't think in memes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gerbler@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago These little epiphanies are always fun. Like when you realise how many maths and astronomy terms are just romanised Arabic words like Algebra and Algorithm. Another fun one that I wasn't smart enough to notice on my own is that the Hindu-Arabic numerals have the same number of angles in the symbols as the number they represent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SomeoneElseMod@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago It’s a Christmas miracle! 😉 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ook_the_librarian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago You had a Sudden Clarity Clarence moment, but you don't think in memes. permalink fedilink source parent