Sabbathical
/ˌsæbəˈθɪkəl/noun
Relating to or characteristic of the Sabbath.
Did you know?The word ultimately descends from Hebrew shābat, “to cease” or “rest,” the same root behind Sabbath and the later idea of a sabbatical break.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
šābat
“to cease, stop, or rest”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
šabbāth
“a day of cessation or sacred rest”
Ancient Greek
Greek
sábbaton
“Sabbath; the seventh day of rest”
Late Antiquity
Latin
sabbatum
“Sabbath”
Old English
Old English
sabbāt
“Sabbath, a day of religious rest”
17th Century
English
sabbathical
“Relating to the Sabbath”
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