Where does “slop sink” come from?
slop sink (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 sink (English): A large sink made of durable material such as concrete or metal, made for cleaning large objects or disposing of waste material like mop water
Definitions
- A large sink made of durable material such as concrete or metal, made for cleaning large objects or disposing of waste material like mop water
Ancestry of “slop sink”, step by step
slop sink 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 |
via English sink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sink | "To move or be moved into something."; "To... |
| 2 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 4 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |