Where does “laplet” come from?
laplet (English) comes from English laptop, from English lap, from Middle English lappen, from Old English lapian, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis — stone.
laplet (English): A type of tablet computer that includes a (removable) keyboard which may double as a screen cover
Definitions
- A type of tablet computer that includes a (removable) keyboard which may double as a screen cover
Ancestry of “laplet”, step by step
laplet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laptop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laptop | A laptop computer |
| 2 | English | lap | The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | lappen | to wrap, fold |
| 4 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 5 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 6 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 7 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 8 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
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 |