Where does “centrotavola” come from?

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

centrotavola (Italian): centrepiece

Definitions

  1. centrepiece

Ancestry of “centrotavola”, 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 →