Where does “tabuada” come from?
tabuada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tábua, from Old Portuguese tavoa, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.
tabuada (Portuguese): multiplication table
Ancestry of “tabuada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tábua | board; plank; chopping board; a small table for... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tavoa | — |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | — |