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Where does “sabbat” come from?

sabbat (Dutch) comes from Latin Sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.

sabbat (Dutch): Sabbath

Definitions

  1. Sabbath

Ancestry of “sabbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSabbatum—
2Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
3Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
4HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
5Akkadianšapattum—
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