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Where does “abeïe” come from?

abeïe (Old French) comes from Old French abaie, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbatia, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-.

abeïe (Old French): Alternative form of abaie

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of abaie

Ancestry of “abeïe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchabaieabbey
2Ecclesiastical Latinabbatiaabbey
3Latinabbās—
4Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
5Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
6Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
7Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
8Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—
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