Where does “tablespace” come from?
Tablespace comes from English table, from Middle English tabil, from Old French table, from Latin spatium meaning "space" or "area," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- meaning "to spread."
tablespace (English): A storage location where the actual data...
Definitions
- A storage location where the actual data...
Ancestry of “tablespace”, step by step
tablespace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English space
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | space | "Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,... |
| 2 | Middle English | space | — |
| 3 | Old French | espace | space; room; duration |
| 4 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |