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wwh, I went searching for the etymology of tavern. And it is related to tabernacle. Thought that was interesting..
From NODE: (New Oxford Dict of English)
ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna ‘hut, tavern’. Compare with tabernacle.
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