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Where does “tafereel” come from?

tafereel (Dutch) comes from Dutch tafel, from Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.

tafereel (Dutch): scene, picture

Definitions

  1. scene, picture

Ancestry of “tafereel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtafeltable; meal, spread on table; multiplication...
2Middle Dutchtâfele—
3Old Dutchtavala—
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlā—

Words derived from “tafereel”

  • taffrail
  • tafferel
  • teafrail
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →