Where does “sambatum” come from?

sambatum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σάμβατον, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

sambatum (Latin): Saturday, the Sabbath

Definitions

  1. Saturday, the Sabbath

Ancestry of “sambatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσάμβατονSabbath
2Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
3Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
4HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
5Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattumEvery word from Hebrew שַׁבָּתEvery word from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא
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