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Where does “abato” come from?

abato (Esperanto) comes from Russian абба́т, from Italian abbate, from German abbāt, from Old High German abbat, from Latin abbātem, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα.

abato (Esperanto): abbot, abbé

Definitions

  1. abbot, abbé

Ancestry of “abato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianабба́тabbot
2ItalianabbateAlternative form of abate
3Germanabbāt—
4Old High Germanabbatabbot
5Latinabbātem—
6Latinabbās—
7Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
8Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
9Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
10Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
11Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—

Words derived from “abato”

  • abatino
  • abateco
  • abateja
  • ĉefabato
  • abata
  • abatejo
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