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Where does “taverna” come from?
taverna (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.
Ancestry of “taverna”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
taberna
shop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
2
Latin
trabs
timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
3
Indo-European
*treb-
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Words derived from “taverna”
taverna
taberna
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