Where does “alabar” come from?

alabar (Spanish) comes from Latin alapa, from Aramaic אַלַּף — to teach.

alabar (Spanish): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “alabar”, step by step

alabar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin alapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalapaslap, smack
2Aramaicאַלַּףto teach

via Late Latin alapari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinalapariit boasts

Words derived from “alabar

Every word from Aramaic אַלַּףEvery word from Latin alapa