Where does “Tibble” come from?

Tibble (English) comes from English table, from Middle English table, from Old French table, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

Tibble (English): A type of data frame with more user-friendly features

Definitions

  1. A type of data frame with more user-friendly features

Ancestry of “Tibble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtableFurniture with a top surface to accommodate a...
2Middle EnglishtableA table; A level writing surface; Any level...
3Old Frenchtabletable
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlāEvery word from Latin tabulaEvery word from Old French table