Etymograph

English

tabular

Tabular comes from Late Latin tabulāris ‘boards’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *taðlā.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*taðlā‘board’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtabula‘board or plank’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEtabulāris‘boards’
  4. Englishtodaytabular

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*taðlā‘board’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtabula‘board or plank’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEtabulāris‘boards’
  4. Englishtodaytabular

Equivalent to tabula + -ar

Proto-Italic *taðlā ‘board’

Latin tabula ‘board or plank’

English tabula

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *taðlā ‘board’

tablet, 15 more

through Latin tabula ‘board or plank’

table, tablature, 16 more

Today it means

adj Having a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *taðlā / tabular

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