The English word alphabet came into Middle English from the Late Latin word , which in turn originated in the Greek, ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos); it was made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha (α) and beta (β).
ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wˈɜːd ˈælfəbˌɛt kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ mˈɪdəl ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ fɹʌmðə lˈeɪt lˈætɪn wˈɜːd , wˌɪtʃ ɪn tˈɜːn ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə ɡɹˈiːk, lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛfzˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊlˈæmdəfˈaɪˈælfəbˈeɪɾəˈiːɾətˈaʊˈoʊmɪkɹənsˈɪɡmə ˌælfəbˈiːɾoʊz; ɪt wʌz mˌeɪd fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst tˈuː lˈɛɾɚz ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːk ˈælfəbˌɛt, ˈælfə ˈælfə ænd bˈeɪɾə bˈeɪɾə.