Where does “alabar” come from?

alabar (Catalan) comes from Spanish alabar, from Latin alapa, from Aramaic אַלַּף — to teach.

alabar (Catalan): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “alabar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalabarto praise
2Latinalapaslap, smack
3Aramaicאַלַּףto teach

Words derived from “alabar”

Every word from Aramaic אַלַּף →Every word from Latin alapa →Every word from Spanish alabar →