Where does “tabby” come from?
tabby (English) comes from Swedish tabb — a tab; a tab, a tabulator, a tab stop, a tab key.
tabby (English): A kind of waved silk, usually called watered...
Definitions
- A kind of waved silk, usually called watered...
Ancestry of “tabby”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tabb | a tab; a tab, a tabulator, a tab stop, a tab key |
Words derived from “tabby”