Where does “sabat” come from?
sabat (Middle English) comes from Old English Sabat, from Latin Sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.
Ancestry of “sabat”, step by step
sabat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English Sabat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | Sabat | the Sabbath |
| 2 | Latin | Sabbatum | Sabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάββατον | Sabbath |
| 4 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 5 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 6 | Akkadian | šapattum | 15 |
via Old French sabbat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sabbat | — |