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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

  1. A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall; A...

Ancestry of “slop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheciloppolice
2EnglishpoliceA civil force granted the legal authority for law...
3Middle Frenchpolicegovernance; management
4Latinpolītīa—
5Ancient Greekπολιτείαthe relation in which a citizen stands to the...
6Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
7Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
8Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “slop”

  • sloppy
  • sloppiness
  • sloppily
  • slipslop
  • slopseller
  • sloppery
  • slopwork
  • unsloppy
  • slop-basin
  • slop-bowl
  • slop shoot
  • slop shop
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