Where does “tabber” come from?
tabber (English) comes from English tab, from English tablature, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tabber (English): A device for applying an adhesive tab
Definitions
- A device for applying an adhesive tab
Ancestry of “tabber”, step by step
tabber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tab | A small flap or strip of material attached to... |
| 2 | English | tablature | A form of musical notation indicating fingering... |
| 3 | Italian | tavolatura | — |
| 4 | Latin | tabulatura | — |
| 5 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |