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 — 15.
samedi (Old French): Saturday
Definitions
- Saturday
Ancestry of “samedi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sambatum | Saturday, the Sabbath |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sambati dies | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sabbatī diēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sabbatum | Sabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάββατον | Sabbath |
| 6 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 7 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 8 | Akkadian | šapattum | 15 |