Etymograph

English

abbate

Abbate comes from Latin abbās ‘an abbot’, from Aramaic אבא ‘father’, and ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-.

  1. Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*ʔab-‘father’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔabw-‘father’reconstructed
  3. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEאבא’abbā‘father’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀββα
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabbāsas abbatem‘an abbot’
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentabbate
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*ʔab-‘father’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔabw-‘father’reconstructed
  3. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEאבא’abbā‘father’
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀββα
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabbāsas abbatem‘an abbot’
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentabbate
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Ancient Greek ἀββα

apa, 3 more

through Latin abbās ‘an abbot’

abbey, abbot, abbess, abbé, abate, 3 more

Today it means

noun An Italian abbot, or similar clergyman in minor orders

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- / abbate

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