Etymology

analphabetic

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English alphabetic ← Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Englishan-
  7. Englishalphabetic
  8. English todayanalphabetic

From an- + alphabetic.

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