Etymology

tableau

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Today it means: A striking and vivid representation or scene; a picture. Full definition →

French tableau ← Old French tablel
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromtablel“a surface which is used primarily for painting”
  2. French · borrowed fromtableau
  3. English todaytableau

Unadapted borrowing from French tableau, from Old French tablel (“a surface which is used primarily for painting”).

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