Where does “tavernă” come from?
tavernă (Romanian) comes from French taverne, from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.
tavernă (Romanian): tavern
Ancestry of “tavernă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | taverne | tavern |
| 2 | Latin | taberna | shop, store; inn; tavern, saloon |
| 3 | Latin | trabs | timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis |
| 4 | Indo-European | *treb- | — |