Where does “slitless” come from?
slitless (English) comes from English slit, from English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-West Germanic slītan, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
slitless (English): Lacking a slit
Definitions
- Lacking a slit
Ancestry of “slitless”, step by step
slitless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slit | A narrow cut or opening; a slot; The opening of... |
| 2 | English | slitten | past participle of slit |
| 3 | Old English | slītan | to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slītan | to tear apart |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |