Where does “split” come from?

split (Swedish) 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.

split (Swedish): discord, strife, dissension; a split; a side...

Definitions

discord, strife, dissension; a split; a side...

Ancestry of “split”, 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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