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 — 15.

sábado (Galician): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “sábado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesesabadoSaturday
2Ecclesiastical Latinsabbatum—
3Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
4Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
5HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
6Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא →