English
splividend
Blend of split + dividend.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- ‘to split, splice’
Proto-Germanic *splītaną
Proto-West Germanic *splītan ‘to split’
Proto-West Germanic *splittjan
Middle Dutch splitten ‘to split’
English split
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- ‘to divide’
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Latin *vidō ‘to separate’
Latin dīvidō ‘to divide’
Latin dīvidendum ‘thing to be divided’
Middle French dividende
English dividend
Today it means
noun A stock split in the form of a dividend that consists of additional stock shares instead of cash.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / splividend