English word tablet comes from Latin tabula, Latin table, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) table (Table (furniture).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tabula | Latin (lat) | (by extension) map, painting, document or other item put onto a tablet. Board or plank. Tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for writing. |
| table | Latin (lat) | |
| table | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Table (furniture). |
| tablete | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | A board to be written on. Small table. Tablet (flat piece of stone used for inscriptions). |
| tablet | English (eng) | (transitive) To form (a drug, etc.) into tablets. (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter.. (computing) A graphics tablet.. (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.. (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Bahá'í faith.. A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance.. A slab of clay used for inscription. |