Where does “slop shop” come from?
slop shop (English) comes from English slop, from English ecilop, from English police, from Middle French police, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
slop shop (English): A shop where slops are sold
Definitions
- A shop where slops are sold
Ancestry of “slop shop”, step by step
slop shop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slop | A loose outer garment; a jacket or overall; A... |
| 2 | English | ecilop | police |
| 3 | English | police | A civil force granted the legal authority for law... |
| 4 | Middle French | police | governance; management |
| 5 | Latin | polītīa | state, government, administration |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολιτεία | the relation in which a citizen stands to the... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |