Etymology

tablet

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Today it means: A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription. Full definition →

Middle English tablet ← Old French tablete
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromtablete
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtablet
  3. English todaytablet

From Middle English tablet, from Old French tablete (Modern French tablette), diminutive of table (“table”). Compare English table, -et.

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