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Where does “abatee” come from?

abatee (English) comes from English abate, from Italian abate, from Latin abbātem, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-.

abatee (English): Someone or something being abated

Definitions

  1. Someone or something being abated

Ancestry of “abatee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabateTo put an end to; to cause to cease; To become...
2Italianabateabbot
3Latinabbātem—
4Latinabbās—
5Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
6Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
7Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
8Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
9Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—
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