Where does “Tábua” come from?

Tábua (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tábua, from Old Portuguese tavoa, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.

Tábua (Portuguese): board; plank long, flat piece of wood

Definitions

  1. board; plank long, flat piece of wood

Ancestry of “Tábua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetábuaboard; plank; chopping board; a small table for...
2Old Portuguesetavoa—
3Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
4Proto-Italic*taðlāboard
Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Old Portuguese tavoa →