Yes

Where does the word alphabet come from?

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.

Similarly, the viking rune "alphabet" is called the Futhark, because the first letters are pronounced F, U, Þ, A, R, K.

Fun fact - in Polish language the word alfabet exists as a technical name of the alphabet. There is also a more casual word, often used by children: abecadło which is basically polish way of saying "The ABCs".

Wow, I can't believe I never put that together before.

yes.

source: can speak Greek.

Also the first two letters of the Greek alphabet are άλφα (alpha) and βήτα (beta)

Not that different from us talking about “learning our ABCs”.

If it isn't, then where else would the word "alphabet" come from?

Oh wait, you could look at the Hebrew alphabet and pretend that the word came from its first two letters: Aleph and Bet.

No, it's a noun made from the portmanteau of the first two letters of the greek alphabet

Azbuka, name of the cirillic script, also comes from the old names of the first two letters.

There's a series on Prime via The Great Courses Collection about the origins of language. (Almost?) all languages derive their names like this, but that's like, a throw away line in a much deeper series.

Yup

Yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet

Yeah

I never thought of it before, but it is a conjunction of those first two Greek letters. Or else, it's named after the soup it resembles.

No, it’s named after the cereal

Sounds like a question asked by someone who already knows the answer.