Where does “tabella” come from?

tabella (Late Latin) comes from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

tabella (Late Latin): small table; small board, table or tablet;...

Definitions

  1. small table; small board, table or tablet;...

Ancestry of “tabella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
2Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “tabella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Proto-Italic -elos →