Etymology of the English word abbey
the English word
abbeyderived from the Old French word
abeiederived from the Latin word
abbatia (abbey, monastery)
using the Church Latin prefix
abbat-derived from the Aramaic word
abba (abba)
derived from the Late Latin word
abbas (abbot; head of an ecclesiastical community; father)
derived from the Greek word
abba, ἀββᾶ
derived from the Aramaic word
'abbaderived from the Old French word
abbeïederived from the Church Latin word
abbatioderived from the Late Latin word
abbas (abbot; head of an ecclesiastical community; father)
derived from the Greek word
abba, ἀββᾶ
derived from the Aramaic word
'abbaDate
The earliest known usage of abbey in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
