English
abacist
Abacist comes from Medieval Latin abacus ‘square board’, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew אָבָק ‘dust’.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאָבָקʔɔḇɔq‘dust’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄβαξ‘board’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500abacus‘square board’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500abacista
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abaciste
- Englishtodayabacist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEאָבָקʔɔḇɔq‘dust’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄβαξ‘board’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500abacus‘square board’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500abacista
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abaciste
- Englishtodayabacist
Linked words
through Medieval Latin abacus ‘square board’
Today it means
noun One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew אָבָק / abacist