Where does “Schokoladetafel” come from?
Schokoladetafel (German) comes from German tafel, from Middle High German tavel, from Old High German tavala, from Old Italian tavola, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
Ancestry of “Schokoladetafel”, step by step
Schokoladetafel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tafel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tafel | inflection of tafeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tavel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tavala | — |
| 4 | Old Italian | tavola | — |
| 5 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via German Schokolade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schokolade | chocolate; cocoa drink |
| 2 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |