Where does “abbacare” come from?

abbacare (Italian) comes from Italian abbaco, from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ, from Hebrew אבק — dust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

abbacare (Italian): to calculate

Definitions

  1. to calculate

Ancestry of “abbacare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianabbacoUncommon form of abaco; first-person singular...
2Latinabacusa square board; sideboard; counting board, abacus
3Ancient Greekἄβαξboard, slab; reckoning board, abacus
4Hebrewאבקdust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

Words derived from “abbacare”

Every word from Hebrew אבק →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ →Every word from Latin abacus →