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Where does “tabernāculum” come from?

tabernāculum (Latin) comes from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

Ancestry of “tabernāculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintabernashop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
2Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
3Indo-European*treb-—
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →