Where does “tabela” come from?
tabela (Polish) comes from German Tabelle, from Latin tabella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
tabela (Polish): table
Definitions
- table
Ancestry of “tabela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tabelle | table |
| 2 | Latin | tabella | small board, table or tablet; plaque, placard,... |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |