Anyone know where the term Phonetic alphabet came from?

Answer 1

The letters are based in the ancient Phoenician language. These letters have been adopted by many western cultures including the Greeks, Romans, and all of Europe (through the Roman Empire.).

The letters themselves are from the Phoenician names for 20 animals. These animal names are the names of the letters today.

Interestingly though the Phoenicians letters are made in reverse of modern letters.

Answer 2

The first British Army phonetic alphabet was introduced in 1904, and covered only 6 commonly transposed letters. In 1914, DON was added for the letter ‘D’. Rather surprisingly, the British Army did not adopt a full phonetic alphabet until 1927, and for some purposes Royal Signals personnel were still using phonetics for only 14 of the 26 letters as late as 1938. Following the entry of the United States into the Second World War, a full phonetic alphabet was standardized across the Allied services in June 1943, changing to the current NATO alphabet in March 1956

Answer 3

Hello dear!
The only existing alphabets were invented in Greece and the most ancient, according to archaeological findings in the island of Crete.
The alphabet itself is phonetic and is different from other types/ ways of writing since it has both vowels and consonants. The vowels are called "phonien" in Greek, since those create sound, the consonants need some vowel to be "heard"
Thus, many have called the alphabets "Phonetic", since they contain vowels. Further, Alphabet's first part is "alpha" which is a vowel (phonien).

Answer 4

The first internationally recognized alphabet was adopted by the ITU in 1927. The experience gained with that alphabet resulted in several changes being made in 1932 by the ITU. The resulting alphabet was adopted by the International Commission for Air Navigation, the predecessor of the ICAO, and was used in civil aviation until World War II. It continued to be used by the IMO until 1965:

Answer 5

It's just a term accepted over the years to enable radio and wireless listeners to understand the letters being sent as there can arise similarities over the air waves between the letters of our alphabet.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

From some able baker charlie dog/fox. Easy.