Where does “sàbbatu” come from?

sàbbatu (Sicilian) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

sàbbatu (Sicilian): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “sàbbatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinsabbatum
2Ancient GreekσάββατονSabbath
3Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
4HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
5Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Akkadian šapattumEvery word from Hebrew שַׁבָּתEvery word from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא