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

Definitions

  1. plural of slí

Ancestry of “slite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishslíway
2Middle Irishsligeroad, way, passage
3Old Irishsligecomb
4Old Irishsligidto strike down, fell
5Celtic*sligeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Celtic *sligeti →Every word from Old Irish sligid →