Where does “retaule” come from?
retaule (Catalan) comes from Late Latin retaulus, from Latin retrotabulum, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
retaule (Catalan): reredos, retable; scene, scenery
Definitions
- reredos, retable; scene, scenery
Ancestry of “retaule”, step by step
retaule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin retaulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | retaulus | — |
| 2 | Latin | retrotabulum | — |
| 3 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 4 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Catalan taula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | taula | table |