Where does “slateless” come from?
slateless (English) comes from English slate, from English sclate, from Old French esclate, from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
slateless (English): Devoid of slates
Definitions
- Devoid of slates
Ancestry of “slateless”, step by step
slateless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slate | A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock... |
| 2 | English | sclate | Obsolete form of slate |
| 3 | Old French | esclate | — |
| 4 | Old French | esclater | to separate from, sunder out |
| 5 | Frankish | slaitan | to split, break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slaitijaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |