Etymology of the English word tableau
the English word
tableauderived from the French word
tableauderived from the Old French word
tablelderived from the Old French word
tablederived from the Latin word
tabula (board, table; picture, painting; wood panel for painting; plank, board, flat piece of wood; writing tablet; records; document)
Date
The earliest known usage of tableau in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
tableau, German
Tableau, Norwegian
tablo, Swedish
tabloUsage
Word found in Modern English
