Where does “abatere” come from?

abatere (Romanian) comes from Romanian abate, from Italian abate, from Latin abbātem, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא, from Proto-Semitic ʔabw- — father.

abatere (Romanian): deviation

Definitions

  1. deviation

Ancestry of “abatere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianabateto stray often figuratively in a moral sense, derogate, deviate, divert from, digress
2Italianabateabbot
3Latinabbātem
4Latinabbāsan abbot
5Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
6Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
7Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
8Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
9Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-father
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic ʔab-