Where does “gaveta” come from?
gaveta (Spanish) comes from Italian gavetta, from Latin gabata — A kind of dish or platter assumed to be made out...
gaveta (Spanish): A drawer
Ancestry of “gaveta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | gavetta | mess tin; stint |
| 2 | Latin | gabata | A kind of dish or platter assumed to be made out... |