Where does “schisty” come from?
schisty (English) comes from English schist, from French schiste, from Latin schistos, from Ancient Greek σχιστός, from Ancient Greek σχίζω, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
schisty (English): Containing or composed of schist; resembling...
Definitions
- Containing or composed of schist; resembling...
Ancestry of “schisty”, step by step
schisty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schist | Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline... |
| 2 | French | schiste | shale, schist |
| 3 | Latin | schistos | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχιστός | cloven, divided; that may be split or cleft;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχίζω | I split, cleave; I divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |