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Where does โ€œsabbaticalโ€ come from?

Sabbatical derives from Latin sabbaticus, which comes from Akkadian ๐’Šญ๐’‰บ๐’Œ…, relating to rest or cessation from work.

sabbatical (English): Relating to the Sabbath / sabbath; Relating to a...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the Sabbath / sabbath; Relating to a...

Ancestry of โ€œsabbaticalโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsabbaticussabbatical
2Ancient Greekฯƒฮฑฮฒฮฒฮฑฯ„ฮนฮบฯŒฯ‚โ€”
3Hebrewืฉึทืื‘ึธึผืชSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
4Akkadianลกapattumโ€”

Words derived from โ€œsabbaticalโ€

  • sabbatic
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