Where does “Split” come from?

Split, the Dalmatian coastal city, derives from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt, from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος, itself from Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος, a thorny shrub that grew in the region.

Split (English): To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line

Definitions

To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line

Ancestry of “Split”, step by step

Split traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian Splȉt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	Splȉt	—
2	Italian	Spalato	—
3	Latin	Spalatum	—
4	Ancient Greek	Σπάλαθος	—
5	Ancient Greek	Ἀσπάλαθος	name of several types of thornbush
6	Ancient Greek	ἀσπάλαθος	name of several types of thornbush

via Dutch splitten

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	splitten	to divide, to break up
2	Middle Dutch	splitten	to split

Words derived from “Split”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσπάλαθος →Every word from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος →