Where does “table” come from?
table (Middle English) comes from Old French table, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
table (Middle English): A table; A level writing surface; Any level...
Definitions
- A table; A level writing surface; Any level...
Ancestry of “table”, step by step
table traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French table
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | table | table |
| 2 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Old English tabule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tabule | table |