Where does “slicén” come from?
slicén (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish slice, from Proto-Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
slicén (Middle Irish): Diminutive of slice
Ancestry of “slicén”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | slice | shell |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *sligeti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
Words derived from “slicén”