Etymology Explorer
› Italian
Where does “Abissinia” come from?
Abissinia (Italian) comes from Arabic حَبَشَة, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.
Ancestry of “Abissinia”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
حَبَشَة
—
2
Arabic
حَبَش
Abyssinian; Abysinnian
Every word from Arabic حَبَش →
Every word from Arabic حَبَشَة →