Where does “tableau” come from?
Tableau comes from Old French tablel, a diminutive form meaning a small table or panel.
tableau (English): A striking and vivid representation; a picture; A...
Definitions
- A striking and vivid representation; a picture; A...
Ancestry of “tableau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tableau | painting; picture; writing board |
| 2 | Old French | tablel | a surface which is used primarily for painting |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |