Etymology of the French word abbé
the French word
abbéderived 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 abbé in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
abbétonDerivations in other languages
English
abbéCognates
Dutch
abt, English
abbot, German
Abt, Icelandic
ábóti, Italian
abate, Italian
abbate, Portuguese
abbade, Russian
aббaт, Spanish
abad, Swedish
abbot
