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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSplitTo divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line
2Serbo-CroatianSplȉt—
3ItalianSpalato—
4LatinSpalatum—
5Ancient GreekΣπάλαθος—
6Ancient GreekἈσπάλαθοςname of several types of thornbush
7Ancient Greekἀσπάλαθοςname of several types of thornbush

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀσπάλαθος →Every word from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος →