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Where does “sabbat” come from?

sabbat (Middle English) comes from Old English Sabat, from Latin Sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.

Ancestry of “sabbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishSabat—
2LatinSabbatum—
3Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
4Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
5HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
6Akkadianšapattum—

Words derived from “sabbat”

  • Sabbath
  • sabbath
  • Sabbathless
  • Sabbathly
  • Jabōt
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