Where does “tabel” come from?

tabel (Romanian) comes from Latin tabella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

tabel (Romanian): table

Definitions

  1. table

Ancestry of “tabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintabellasmall board, table or tablet; plaque, placard,...
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin tabella