Where does “capotavola” come from?

capotavola (Italian) comes from Italian tavola, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

capotavola (Italian): The person who sits at the head of the table

Definitions

  1. The person who sits at the head of the table

Ancestry of “capotavola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantavolatable; board, panel, plank, slab; plate
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Italian tavola →