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Where does “abbātem” come from?

abbātem (Latin) comes from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

Ancestry of “abbātem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabbās—
2Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
3Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
4Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
5Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
6Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—
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