Where does “タブレット” come from?

タブレット (Japanese) 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.

タブレット (Japanese): a tablet, as of slate or clay; a tablet of...

Definitions

  1. a tablet, as of slate or clay; a tablet of...

Ancestry of “タブレット”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Old French -etéEvery word from Old French tablete