English
applet
From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript).
Formed from app + -let
Latin applicātiō ‘application’
Old French aplicacion ‘application’
Middle English applicacioun
English application
English app
The story
From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript).
Today it means
noun A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / applet