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
- deviation
Ancestry of “abatere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | abate | to stray often figuratively in a moral sense, derogate, deviate, divert from, digress |
| 2 | Italian | abate | abbot |
| 3 | Latin | abbātem | — |
| 4 | Latin | abbās | an abbot |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 7 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 9 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |