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Where does “samedi” come from?

samedi (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sambatum, from Vulgar Latin sambati dies, from Latin Sabbatī diēs, from Latin Sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.

samedi (Old French): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “samedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinsambatumSaturday, the Sabbath
2Vulgar Latinsambati dies—
3LatinSabbatī diēs—
4LatinSabbatum—
5Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
6Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
7HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
8Akkadianšapattum—

Words derived from “samedi”

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