Where does “taffrail” come from?
Taffrail comes from Dutch tafereel, derived from Dutch tafel, which comes from Latin tabula meaning "board" or "table," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European th₂-dʰlom.
taffrail (English): The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing...
Definitions
- The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing...
Ancestry of “taffrail”, step by step
taffrail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aft | The stern portion of a vessel; At, near, or... |
| 2 | English | afternoon | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until... |
| 3 | Middle English | afternone | afternoon |
| 4 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 6 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 7 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 8 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 9 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 10 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via English tafferel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tafferel | A carved panel; The flat upper part of a ship's... |
| 2 | Dutch | tafereel | scene, picture |
| 3 | Dutch | tafel | table; meal, spread on table; multiplication... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tâfele | table (flat surface with legs) |
| 5 | Old Dutch | tavala | plank |
| 6 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |