Where does “slatish” come from?
slatish (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-.
slatish (English): slaty; slate-coloured
Definitions
- slaty; slate-coloured
Ancestry of “slatish”, step by step
slatish 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- | — |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |