Reconstruction:Latin/sambatum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek *σάμβατον (*sámbaton, “Sabbath”), variant of σάββατον (sábbaton), from Biblical Hebrew שַׁבָּת (šabbāṯ, “Sabbath”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsambatu/

Noun

*sambatum n (Proto-Romance)

  1. Saturday, the Sabbath

Descendants

  • Old French: samedi (< *sambatī diēs)
    • Middle French: samedi
    • Gallo: samdi
    • Norman: samedi, samdi, Sanm'de, sammedi, somedi
    • Walloon: semdi
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *sambata
    • Balkano-Romance:
    • Rhaeto-Romance:
      • Romansch: samda
    • → Gothic: *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō)
      • → Old High German: sambaztag
        • Middle High German: sameztac, samztac
    • → Proto-Slavic: *sǫbota
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