Where does “unslit” come from?
unslit (English) comes from English slit, from English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-West Germanic slītan, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
unslit (English): Not having been slit
Definitions
- Not having been slit
Ancestry of “unslit”, step by step
unslit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slit | A narrow cut or opening; a slot; The opening of... |
| 2 | English | slitten | past participle of slit |
| 3 | Old English | slītan | to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slītan | to tear apart |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |