English
abbatical
Abbatical comes from Latin abbās ‘an abbot’, from Aramaic אבא ‘father’, and ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-.
- Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*ʔab-‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔabw-‘father’reconstructed
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEאבא’abbā‘father’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀββα
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabbās‘an abbot’
- Englishearliest quotation 1962abbatical
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Afroasiaticprehistoric (reconstructed)*ʔab-‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*ʔabw-‘father’reconstructed
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEאבא’abbā‘father’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀββα
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEabbās‘an abbot’
- Englishearliest quotation 1962abbatical
Earliest quotation: 1962, Prudence Andrew, A Question of Choice: “It was many years since the kings of England…”
Formed from abbās + -ical
Linked words
through Ancient Greek ἀββα
through Latin abbās ‘an abbot’
Today it means
adj Synonym of abbatial.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- / abbatical