Where does “tabel” come from?
tabel (Indonesian) comes from Dutch tabel, from German Tabelle, 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.
tabel (Indonesian): table
Ancestry of “tabel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | tabel | table |
| 2 | German | Tabelle | table |
| 3 | Latin | tabella | small board, table or tablet; plaque, placard,... |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |