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 — father.
abato (Esperanto): abbot, abbé
Definitions
- abbot, abbé
Ancestry of “abato”, step by step
abato traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian абба́т
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | абба́т | abbot |
| 2 | Italian | abbate | Alternative form of abate |
| 3 | German | abbāt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | abbat | abbot |
| 5 | Latin | abbātem | — |
| 6 | Latin | abbās | an abbot |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 9 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 10 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 11 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |