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

Definitions

  1. A small Greek restaurant

Ancestry of “taverna”, step by step

taverna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek ταβέρνα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekταβέρναtaverna, cafe
2Latintabernashop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
3Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
4Indo-European*treb-—

via Italian taverna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantavernatavern
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →Every word from Latin trabs →Every word from Latin taberna →