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Etymology of the English word tablet

the English word tablet
derived from the Old French word tablete
derived from the Old French word table
derived from the Latin word tabula (board, table; picture, painting; wood panel for painting; plank, board, flat piece of wood; writing tablet; records; document)
derived from the Old French word tablet
derived from the Old French word table
derived from the Latin word tabula (board, table; picture, painting; wood panel for painting; plank, board, flat piece of wood; writing tablet; records; document)

Date

The earliest known usage of tablet in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

tabloid, caplet

Cognates

Dutch tablet, French tablette, German Tablett, German Tablette, Lithuanian tablete, Norwegian tablett, Portuguese taboleta, Provençal tauleta, Russian тaблeткa, Spanish tableta, Swedish tablett

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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