Where does “tablo-tapiso” come from?
tablo-tapiso (Ido) comes from Ido tapiso, from German teppich, from Middle High German teppich, from Old High German teppih, from English tapped, from Latin tapicus, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.
tablo-tapiso (Ido): table cover
Definitions
- table cover
Ancestry of “tablo-tapiso”, step by step
tablo-tapiso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido tapiso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | tapiso | carpet; cover for billiard table |
| 2 | German | teppich | rug, carpet cloth covering for a floor |
| 3 | Middle High German | teppich | — |
| 4 | Old High German | teppih | — |
| 5 | English | tapped | simple past tense and past participle of tap;... |
| 6 | Latin | tapicus | — |
| 7 | Latin | tapēs | rug, carpet |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τάπης | carpet, rug, mat |
via Ido tablo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | tablo | table |
| 2 | Esperanto | tablo | table |
| 3 | English | table | Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a... |
| 4 | Middle English | table | A table; A level writing surface; Any level... |
| 5 | Old French | table | table |
| 6 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |