Where does “sábado” come from?
sábado (Spanish) comes from Latin Sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.
sábado (Spanish): Saturday; Sabbath, sabbath; The letter S in the
Definitions
- Saturday; Sabbath, sabbath; The letter S in the
Ancestry of “sábado”, step by step
sábado traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Sabbatum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Sabbatum | Sabbath (the Jewish day of rest, i.e., the biblical seventh day of the week) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σάββατον | Sabbath |
| 3 | Aramaic | שַׁבְּתָא | sabbath |
| 4 | Hebrew | שַׁבָּת | Sabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath |
| 5 | Akkadian | šapattum | 15 |
via Ecclesiastical Latin sabbatum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | sabbatum | — |
via Spanish sabbatum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sabbatum | — |