Where does “tablet” come from?
Tablet comes from Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete, diminutive of Old French table, from Latin tabula meaning board or table, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teh₂-.
tablet (English): A slab of clay used for inscription; A short...
Definitions
- A slab of clay used for inscription; A short...
Ancestry of “tablet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tablet | A tablet, especially an easily carried one for... |
| 2 | Old French | tablete | small table; a board to be written on; tablet |
| 3 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 4 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |