Latin

abbās

‘abbot’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin abbās.

9 English words in this record descend from Latin abbās, most familiar first.

• abbey ← abaïe
• abbot ← abbat
• abate ← abbātem
• abbess ← abbesse ← abeesse ← abbātissa
• abbé
• abbate
• abbacy ← abbathie ← abbātia
• abbatical
• abbotess ← abbodesse ← abbadisse ← abbātissa

Etymograph / Latin abbās