Where does “tabuleiro” come from?
tabuleiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tavoleiro, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā.
tabuleiro (Portuguese): gameboard; a region or field where a dispute...
Definitions
- gameboard; a region or field where a dispute...
Ancestry of “tabuleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | tavoleiro | gameboard |
| 2 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | — |