Where does “テーブル” come from?

テーブル (Japanese) comes from English table, from Middle English table, from Old French table, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

テーブル (Japanese): table

Definitions

  1. table

Ancestry of “テーブル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtableFurniture with a top surface to accommodate a...
2Middle EnglishtableA table; A level writing surface; Any level...
3Old Frenchtabletable
4Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “テーブル”

Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Old French table →