When was the word abecedarian invented?
The earliest known use of the word abecedarian is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for abecedarian is from 1603, in a translation by John Florio, author and teacher of languages. abecedarian is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
The earliest known use of the word abecedarian is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for abecedarian is from 1603, in a translation by John Florio, author and teacher of languages. abecedarian is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.