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Where does “tabil” come from?

tabil (Middle English) comes from Old French table, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.

tabil (Middle English): Alternative form of table; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of table; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “tabil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtabletable
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlā—

Words derived from “tabil”

  • table
  • tables
  • tab
  • tablespoon
  • timetable
  • tablespoonful
  • tabletop
  • tabulation
  • tablespace
  • tabulate
  • tableland
  • tabbed
  • tableware
  • worktable
  • tabling
  • tableside
  • subtab
  • tableful
  • subtable
  • wavetable
  • tabulator
  • multitable
  • tablework
  • tablemate
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