Where does “tabification” come from?
tabification (English) comes from English tab, from English tablature, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.
tabification (English): The process of tabifying
Ancestry of “tabification”, step by step
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “tabification”