Where does “abacă” come from?

abacă (Romanian) comes from French abaque, from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ, from Hebrew אבק — dust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...

abacă (Romanian): The abacus of a column

Definitions

  1. The abacus of a column

Ancestry of “abacă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchabaqueAn abacus for counting; The abacus of a column; A...
2Latinabacusa square board; sideboard; counting board, abacus
3Ancient Greekἄβαξboard, slab; reckoning board, abacus
4Hebrewאבקdust; hint of; A hole in cloth for the insertion...
Every word from Hebrew אבק →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ →Every word from Latin abacus →