Where does “tablet” come from?
tablet (Dutch) comes from English tablet, from Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete, from Old French -eté, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
tablet (Dutch): tablet, pill; flat, rectangular piece or slab;...
Definitions
- tablet, pill; flat, rectangular piece or slab;...
Ancestry of “tablet”, step by step
tablet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tablet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tablet | A slab of clay used for inscription; A short... |
| 2 | Middle English | tablet | A tablet, especially an easily carried one for... |
| 3 | Old French | tablete | small table; a board to be written on; tablet |
| 4 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 5 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Middle French tablette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tablette | — |