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Where does “tabbed” come from?

Tabbed comes from English tab, which derives from English tobacco, English table, English table, Latin -atus, Latin -atus, Latin tabula, and Latin tabula.

tabbed (English): Having a tab; Having tabs; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Having a tab; Having tabs; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “tabbed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtabA small flap or strip of material attached to...
2EnglishtablatureA form of musical notation indicating fingering...
3Italiantavolatura—
4Latintabulatura—
5Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
6Proto-Italic*taðlā—

Words derived from “tabbed”

  • multitabbed
  • untabbed
  • nontabbed
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →