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Where does “σαββατοκύριακο” come from?

σαββατοκύριακο (Greek) comes from Greek Σάββατο, from Koine Greek σάββατον, from Hebrew שבת, from Akkadian šapattum.

σαββατοκύριακο (Greek): weekend

Definitions

  1. weekend

Ancestry of “σαββατοκύριακο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΣάββατοSaturday; Sabbath
2Koine Greekσάββατον—
3HebrewשבתShabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest; Saturday;...
4Akkadianšapattum—
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