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 ἀσπάλαθοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἈσπάλαθοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος