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Where does “sléydʰ-e-ti” come from?

sléydʰ-e-ti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ- — to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick.

Ancestry of “sléydʰ-e-ti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansleydʰ-to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick

Words derived from “sléydʰ-e-ti”

  • slide
  • slider
  • landslide
  • slideshow
  • backslider
  • backslide
  • mudslide
  • rockslide
  • slideway
  • downslide
  • snowslide
  • slideout
  • slidey
  • slideware
  • slidewire
  • slideth
  • microslide
  • catslide
  • hairslide
  • boardslide
  • outslide
  • midslide
  • tailslide
  • overslide
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