split
English
/splɪt/
adj
Definitions
- Divided.
- (algebra) Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.
- (of coffee) Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
- (stock exchange) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
- (stock exchange) Given in sixteenths rather than eighths.
- (London stock exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch splitten (split) derived from Middle Low German splitten (split) derived from Old Saxon *splītan derived from *splītan derived from Proto-Germanic *splītaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (split, splice).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)pley-
Gloss
split, splice
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Splittie English
- back English
- backsplit English
- end English
- fin English
- finger English
- hair English
- hairsplit English
- hairsplitter English
- horizon English
- hypersplit English
- net English
- netsplit English
- offsplit English
- oversplit English
- presplit English
- quasisplit English
- resplit English
- split end English
- split horizon English
- splitfin English
- splitfinger English
- splitless English
- splitproof English
- splitsville English
- splittable English
- splittee English
- splitter English
- splittercore English
- splitterism English
- splitty English
- splitwork English
- unsplit English
- unsplittable English
- work English
- splitata Finnish
- splittaus Finnish
- Splitt German
- spleißen German
- splitten German
- splitten Dutch, Flemish
- σπέλεθος Ancient Greek
- *(s)pley- Proto-Indo-European
- *flīsō Proto-Germanic
- *spaluz Proto-Germanic
- *speldą Proto-Germanic
- *spilþijaną Proto-Germanic
- *splint- Proto-Germanic
- *splītaną Proto-Germanic
- スプリッタ Japanese
- スプリッター Japanese
- speld Old English
- speld Middle English
- splitte Danish
- *polъ Proto-Slavic
- dopoledne Czech
- odpoledne Czech
- poledne Czech
- polovina Czech
- půl Czech
- půlit Czech
- půlka Czech
- půlmaraton Czech
- půlnoc Czech
- splitten Middle Dutch
- *splīzan Old High German
- spaltan Old High German
- spalten Middle High German
- splīzen Middle High German
- spläissen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *splītan gmw-pro
- *splītan Old Dutch
- splittism Chinese
- splittist Chinese
- splitten Middle Low German
- *splītan Old Saxon
- splitan Old Saxon
- Split German Low German
- Spliss Low German
- splieten Low German
- splitten Low German
- splittæ Old Danish
- fin
- net
- end
- work
- hair
- back
- finger
- resplit
- unsplit
- splitty
- horizon
- splitter
- splittee
- presplit
- Splittie
- offsplit
- splitfin
- netsplit
- hairsplit
- splitwork
- backsplit
- oversplit
- split end
- splitless
- hypersplit
- quasisplit
- splitproof
- splittable
- splitsville
- splitterism
- splitfinger
- hairsplitter
- splittercore
- unsplittable
- split horizon