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Where does “esclat” come from?

esclat (Old French) comes from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

esclat (Old French): shard

Definitions

  1. shard

Ancestry of “esclat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesclaterto separate from, sunder out
2Frankishslaitanto split, break
3Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “esclat”

  • slate
  • slat
  • slaty
  • slatestone
  • slatelike
  • slatiness
  • slatter
  • slaten
  • slatless
  • reslate
  • slateless
  • slatily
  • digislate
  • slat
  • slatte
  • slate
  • sclatte
  • sclat
  • esclate
  • esclat
  • isileti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →