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Where does “abat” come from?

abat (Catalan) comes from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

abat (Catalan): abbot; rector; a type of sausage made using the...

Definitions

  1. abbot; rector; a type of sausage made using the...

Ancestry of “abat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabbās—
2Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
3Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
4Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
5Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
6Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →