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Where does “taberna” come from?

taberna (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese taverna, from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

taberna (Portuguese): pub, tavern

Definitions

  1. pub, tavern

Ancestry of “taberna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetaverna—
2Latintabernashop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
3Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
4Indo-European*treb-—
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →