Where does “abate” come from?
abate (Romanian) comes from Italian abate, from Latin abbātem, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw-, from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab- — father.
abate (Romanian): to stray often figuratively in a moral sense, derogate, deviate, divert from, digress
Definitions
- to stray often figuratively in a moral sense, derogate, deviate, divert from, digress
Ancestry of “abate”, step by step
abate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian abate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | abate | abbot |
| 2 | Latin | abbātem | — |
| 3 | Latin | abbās | an abbot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 6 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 8 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |