Where does “Tabelle” come from?
Tabelle (German) comes from Latin tabella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Tabelle (German): table
Definitions
- table
Ancestry of “Tabelle”, step by step
Tabelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin tabella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tabella | small board, table or tablet; plaque, placard,... |
| 2 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Late Latin tabella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | tabella | small table; small board, table or tablet;... |