Etymology Explorer
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Where does “tavoa” come from?
tavoa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
Ancestry of “tavoa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
tabula
tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
2
Proto-Italic
*taðlā
board
Words derived from “tavoa”
táboa
tábua
Tábua
tabuada
taboleiro
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