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Where does “абба́т” come from?

абба́т (Russian) comes from Italian abbate, from German abbāt, from Old High German abbat, from Latin abbātem, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς, from Ancient Greek ἀββα, from Aramaic אבא.

абба́т (Russian): abbot

Definitions

  1. abbot

Ancestry of “абба́т”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianabbateAlternative form of abate
2Germanabbāt—
3Old High Germanabbatabbot
4Latinabbātem—
5Latinabbās—
6Ancient GreekἀββᾶςAlternative form of ἀββα; father
7Ancient Greekἀββαfather; title of respect given to abbots
8Aramaicאבאfather, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,...
9Proto-Semiticʔabw-father
10Proto-Afroasiaticʔab-—

Words derived from “абба́т”

  • аббатство
  • аббатский
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