English
tole
Tole comes from French tôle ‘sheet iron’, from dialectal ‘table’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *taðlā ‘board’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*taðlā‘board’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtabula‘tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for writing’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdialectal‘table’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presenttôle‘sheet iron’
- Englishtodaytole
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*taðlā‘board’reconstructedearlier origin unknown
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtabula‘tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for writing’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdialectal‘table’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presenttôle‘sheet iron’
- Englishtodaytole
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *taðlā ‘board’
through Latin tabula ‘tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax…’
table, tabular, tabula, tablature, 14 more
through French dialectal ‘table’
Today it means
noun A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *taðlā / tole