Where does “slab” come from?
Slab comes from Middle English sclabbe, of unknown ultimate origin.
slab (English): A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid...
Definitions
- A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid...
Ancestry of “slab”, step by step
slab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English syllable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syllable | A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the... |
| 2 | Middle English | syllable | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | sillable | syllable |
| 4 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 5 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |