Where does “tabula” come from?

Tabula comes from Latin tabula, from Proto-Indo-European th₂-dʰlom, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root teh₂-.

tabula (English): A plate or frame on which a title or inscription...

Definitions

  1. A plate or frame on which a title or inscription...

Ancestry of “tabula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
2Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →