Where does “Splittie” come from?
Splittie (English) comes from English Split, from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt, from Italian Spalato, from Latin Spalatum, from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσπάλαθος, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος — name of several types of thornbush.
Splittie (English): A Volkswagen Type 2 van with a split windshield
Definitions
- A Volkswagen Type 2 van with a split windshield
Ancestry of “Splittie”, step by step
Splittie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Split
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Split | To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Splȉt | — |
| 3 | Italian | Spalato | — |
| 4 | Latin | Spalatum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σπάλαθος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσπάλαθος | name of several types of thornbush |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀσπάλαθος | name of several types of thornbush |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |