'alphabetizer' originates from the verb 'alphabetize', which comes from the Greek word 'alphabetos', where 'alpha' and 'beta' are the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.

'alphabetize' transformed from the Greek word 'alphabetos' and eventually became the modern English word 'alphabetize', leading to the noun form 'alphabetizer'.

Initially, it meant 'to arrange in alphabetical order', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.