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Where does “abbod” come from?

abbod (Old English) comes from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

Ancestry of “abbod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabbās—
2Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
3Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
4Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
5Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
6Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—

Words derived from “abbod”

  • Abbott
  • abbot
  • abbotship
  • archabbot
  • abbotric
  • abbat
  • subabbot
  • abbotcy
  • abbotess
  • 阿博特
  • abbod
  • abbed
  • abbot
  • aabut
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- →