Where does “tafell” come from?
tafell (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh tafell, from Proto-Brythonic *taβell, 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.
tafell (Welsh): a slice
Definitions
- a slice
Ancestry of “tafell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | tafell | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *taβell | — |
| 3 | Latin | tabella | small board, table or tablet; plaque, placard,... |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |