Where does “tablatuuri” come from?
tablatuuri (Finnish) comes from English tablature, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tablatuuri (Finnish): tablature
Definitions
- tablature
Ancestry of “tablatuuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tablature | A form of musical notation indicating fingering... |
| 2 | Italian | tavolatura | — |
| 3 | Latin | tabulatura | — |
| 4 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |