Where does “टेबल टेनिस” come from?
टेबल टेनिस (Hindi) comes from English table tennis, from Portuguese mesa, from Old Portuguese mesa, from Vulgar Latin mesa, from Latin mēnsa, from Latin mēnsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
टेबल टेनिस (Hindi): table tennis, ping-pong
Ancestry of “टेबल टेनिस”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | table tennis | A game or sport that involves the hitting of a... |
| 2 | Portuguese | mesa | table; meal, food; mesa |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mesa | table |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mesa | Alternative form of mēnsa |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsa | — |
| 6 | Latin | mēnsus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |