Where does “tavern” come from?
Tavern comes from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European treb-, a root relating to wooden structures.
tavern (English): A building containing a bar licensed to sell...
Definitions
- A building containing a bar licensed to sell...
Ancestry of “tavern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | taverne | — |
| 2 | Old French | taverne | tavern |
| 3 | Latin | taberna | shop, store; inn; tavern, saloon |
| 4 | Latin | trabs | timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis |
| 5 | Indo-European | *treb- | — |
Words derived from “tavern”