tab · noun, verb1
First attested 1607, of uncertain origin.
tab · noun, verb2
Apocopation (shortening) of (variously) tabulate, tabulator, or tabulation.
tab · noun3
Likely to have been formed by clipping the Geordie pronunciation of the word tobacco or alternatively from the brand name Ogden's Tabs.
tab · noun4
Clipping of tablature.
tab · noun5
- Latin · derived fromCantabrigia“Cambridge”
- English todaytab
Clipping of Cantab, from Cantabrigian, from Latin Cantabrigia (“Cambridge”).
tab · noun6
Clipping of tabloid.
tab · noun7
Clipping of tablet.
Tab · noun8
From tab.
Words from the same roots
LatinCantabrigia all →
CantabCantabrigian
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.