Where does “slite” come from?
slite (Irish) comes from Irish slí, from Middle Irish slige, from Old Irish slige, from Old Irish sligid, from Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
slite (Irish): plural of slí
Ancestry of “slite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | slí | way |
| 2 | Middle Irish | slige | road, way, passage |
| 3 | Old Irish | slige | comb |
| 4 | Old Irish | sligid | to strike down, fell |
| 5 | Celtic | *sligeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |