Where does “tábua” come from?
tábua (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tavoa, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.
tábua (Portuguese): board; plank; chopping board; a small table for...
Definitions
- board; plank; chopping board; a small table for...
Ancestry of “tábua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | tavoa | — |
| 2 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | — |
Words derived from “tábua”