Where does “tableau” come from?
tableau (French) comes from Old French tablel, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.
tableau (French): painting; picture; writing board
Definitions
- painting; picture; writing board
Ancestry of “tableau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | tablel | a surface which is used primarily for painting |
| 2 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | — |
Words derived from “tableau”