Where does “táblagép” come from?
táblagép (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gép, from Hungarian gépely, from German Göpel, from German Gepel.
táblagép (Hungarian): tablet computer, tablet
Ancestry of “táblagép”, step by step
táblagép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian gép
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gép | machine; Ellipsis of számítógép; Ellipsis of... |
| 2 | Hungarian | gépely | lever, hoist, gin |
| 3 | German | Göpel | horse-gin |
| 4 | German | Gepel | — |
via Hungarian tábla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tábla | writing board, chalkboard, whiteboard; sign,... |
| 2 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |