Etymology of the day
Beta
From Proto-semitic *bayt ("House"), through Phoenician 𐤁 (bēt, Name of second letter of Phoenician abjad, from 𐤁𐤕 (bēt ,"House"), and Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (Name of letter B))
Related descendant words:
Amharic: ቤተ፡ክርስቲያን (betä krəstiyan, "Church" lit. "Christian house")
Arabic: أَهْل البَيْت (Ahl al-Bayt, the family of the Prophet Muhammad, lit. "People of the house")
Akkadian: 𒂍𒀭 (bīt ilim, "Temple", lit. "House of God")
Hebrew: בית כנסת (bet knéset, "Synagogoue", lit. "House of Congregation")













