Where does “аббатский” come from?
аббатский (Russian) comes from Russian абба́т, 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.
аббатский (Russian): abbot, priest; abbey
Ancestry of “аббатский”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | абба́т | abbot |
| 2 | Italian | abbate | Alternative form of abate |
| 3 | German | abbāt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | abbat | abbot |
| 5 | Latin | abbātem | — |
| 6 | Latin | abbās | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 9 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 10 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 11 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | — |