Where does “スプリット” come from?

スプリット (Japanese) 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.

スプリット (Japanese): split

Definitions

split

Ancestry of “スプリット”, step by step

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

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