Where does “Altarretabel” come from?

Altarretabel (German) comes from German Retabel, from French retable, from Spanish retablo, from Catalan retaule, from Late Latin retaulus, from Latin retrotabulum, from Latin retrō, from Latin dūcere — to pull, to draw; to lead.

Altarretabel (German): retable

Definitions

  1. retable

Ancestry of “Altarretabel”, step by step

Altarretabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Retabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRetabelretable
2Frenchretableretable, reredos
3Spanishretablotableau; retable, reredos
4Catalanretaulereredos, retable; scene, scenery
5Late Latinretaulus
6Latinretrotabulum
7Latinretrōback, backwards, behind
8Latindūcere
9Proto-Italicdoukōlead
10Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
11Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via German altar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaltaraltar table or similar structure used for religious rites
2Middle High Germanalter
3Old High Germanaltarage
4Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-