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 — 15.

Ancestry of “sabbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishSabatthe Sabbath
2LatinSabbatumSabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week)
3Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
4Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
5HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
6Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattumEvery word from Hebrew שַׁבָּתEvery word from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא
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