Where does “tablă” come from?
tablă (Romanian) comes from Greek τάβλι, from Ancient Greek τάβλα, from Latin tabula, from Proto-Italic *taðlā — board.
tablă (Romanian): board, blackboard
Definitions
- board, blackboard
Ancestry of “tablă”, step by step
tablă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek τάβλι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | τάβλι | backgammon |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τάβλα | tablet; plank; table |
| 3 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
via Hungarian tábla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tábla | writing board, chalkboard, whiteboard; sign,... |