Where does “tableful” come from?
tableful (English) comes from English table, from Middle English table, from Old French table, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tableful (English): As much as fills a table
Definitions
- As much as fills a table
Ancestry of “tableful”, step by step
tableful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English table
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | table | Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a... |
| 2 | Middle English | table | A table; A level writing surface; Any level... |
| 3 | Old French | table | table |
| 4 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |