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Where does “sabático” come from?

sabático (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin sabbaticus, from Ancient Greek σαββατικός, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum.

sabático (Portuguese): sabbatical

Definitions

  1. sabbatical

Ancestry of “sabático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsabbaticussabbatical
2Ancient Greekσαββατικός—
3HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
4Akkadianšapattum—
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