Etymograph

English

table boarder

From table + boarder.

A compound of table + boarder

Proto-Italic *taðlā ‘board’

Latin tabula ‘tablet’

Old English tabele ‘board’

Middle English table ‘the top of a table’

English table

Today it means

noun A lodger who receives meals as well as accommodation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / table boarder