Where does “slittable” come from?
slittable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
slittable (English): Able to be slit
Definitions
- Able to be slit
Ancestry of “slittable”, step by step
slittable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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- | — |