Where does “àbac” come from?

àbac (Catalan) comes from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ, from Hebrew אבק — dust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

àbac (Catalan): An abacus; In the Middle Ages, a mathematics...

Definitions

  1. An abacus; In the Middle Ages, a mathematics...

Ancestry of “àbac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabacusa square board; sideboard; counting board, abacus
2Ancient Greekἄβαξboard, slab; reckoning board, abacus
3Hebrewאבקdust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...
Every word from Hebrew אבק →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ →Every word from Latin abacus →