Where does “tábua” come from?

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

tábua (Portuguese): board; plank; chopping board; a small table for...

Definitions

  1. board; plank; chopping board; a small table for...

Ancestry of “tábua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetavoa—
2Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
3Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “tábua”

Every word from Proto-Italic *taðlā →Every word from Latin tabula →Every word from Old Portuguese tavoa →