Where does “abacus” come from?

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

abacus (Middle English): abacus

Definitions

  1. abacus

Ancestry of “abacus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabacusa square board; sideboard; counting board, abacus
2Ancient Greekἄβαξboard, slab; reckoning board, abacus
3Hebrewאבקdust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

Words derived from “abacus”

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