Where does “alabado” come from?

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

alabado (English): A Mexican Catholic devotional hymn

Definitions

  1. A Mexican Catholic devotional hymn

Ancestry of “alabado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishalabadoA Catholic devotional hymn
2Spanishalabarto praise
3Latinalapaslap, smack
4Aramaicאַלַּףto teach
Every word from Aramaic אַלַּף →Every word from Latin alapa →Every word from Spanish alabar →
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