Where does “slop” come from?
Slop comes from English esclop, which derives from English police, itself from Middle French police meaning "civil administration," ultimately from Latin politia and Ancient Greek πόλις meaning "city-state."
slop (English): A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall; A...
Definitions
- A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall; A...
Ancestry of “slop”, step by step
slop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ecilop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ecilop | police |
| 2 | English | police | A civil force granted the legal authority for law... |
| 3 | Middle French | police | governance; management |
| 4 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |