Where does “bookmarklet” come from?

bookmarklet (English) comes from English -let, from Middle English -let.

bookmarklet (English): A small piece of JavaScript code stored as a URL...

Definitions

  1. A small piece of JavaScript code stored as a URL...

Ancestry of “bookmarklet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-leta diminutive suffix; for example; piece; as in a...
2Middle English-let
Every word from Middle English -letEvery word from English -let