Where does “Sabbatharian” come from?
Sabbatharian (English) comes from English Sabbath, from Middle English sabat, from Old English Sabat, from Latin Sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.
Ancestry of “Sabbatharian”, step by step
Sabbatharian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sabbath
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sabbath | Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian... |
| 2 | Middle English | sabat | — |
| 3 | Old English | Sabat | the Sabbath |
| 4 | Latin | Sabbatum | Sabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάββατον | Sabbath |
| 6 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 7 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 8 | Akkadian | šapattum | 15 |