Where does “sábado” come from?

sábado (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese sabado, from Ecclesiastical Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.

sábado (Galician): Saturday

Definitions

Saturday

Ancestry of “sábado”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	sabado	Saturday
2	Ecclesiastical Latin	sabbatum	—
3	Ancient Greek	σάββατον	Sabbath
4	Aramaic	שַׁבְּתָא	sabbath
5	Hebrew	שַׁבָּת	Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
6	Akkadian	šapattum	—

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