Where does “sabàtic” come from?

sabàtic (Catalan) comes from Latin sabbaticus, from Ancient Greek σαββατικός, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

sabàtic (Catalan): Saturday, Sabbath

Definitions

  1. Saturday, Sabbath

Ancestry of “sabàtic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsabbaticussabbatical
2Ancient Greekσαββατικός—
3HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
4Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Ancient Greek σαββατικός →