Where does “splitsies” come from?
splitsies (English) comes from English Split, from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt, from Italian Spalato, from Latin Spalatum, from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσπάλαθος, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάλαθος — name of several types of thornbush.
splitsies (English): The condition of splitting something (such as food, or a cost) in order to share it
Definitions
- The condition of splitting something (such as food, or a cost) in order to share it
Ancestry of “splitsies”, step by step
splitsies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Split
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Split | To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | Splȉt | — |
| 3 | Italian | Spalato | — |
| 4 | Latin | Spalatum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σπάλαθος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσπάλαθος | name of several types of thornbush |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀσπάλαθος | name of several types of thornbush |
via English sies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sies | Expressing disgust, disappointment, or annoyance;... |