Where does “taverna” come from?
Taverna comes from Greek ταβέρνα, from Latin taberna, from Latin traberna, from Latin trabs meaning "beam" or "timber," from Proto-Indo-European treb-.
taverna (English): A small Greek restaurant
Ancestry of “taverna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | ταβέρνα | taverna, cafe |
| 2 | Latin | taberna | shop, store; inn; tavern, saloon |
| 3 | Latin | trabs | timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis |
| 4 | Indo-European | *treb- | — |