Where does “minitablet” come from?

minitablet (English) 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.

minitablet (English): A small tablet having a diameter of less than 3...

Definitions

  1. A small tablet having a diameter of less than 3...

Ancestry of “minitablet”, step by step

minitablet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tablet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtabletA slab of clay used for inscription; A short...
2Middle EnglishtabletA tablet, especially an easily carried one for...
3Old Frenchtabletesmall table; a board to be written on; tablet
4Old French-etévariant of -té
5Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
6Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós