Sifted
/ˈsɪf.tɪd/noun
Passed through a sieve to separate finer particles from coarser ones.
Did you know?The word comes from the same old root as *sieve*, so every time you “sift,” you’re using a word family built around separating the fine from the coarse—almost like linguistic alchemy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seib-
“to pour, trickle, strain”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sīftijaną
“to sift, strain”
Old English
English
siftan
“to sift, winnow, separate with a sieve”
Middle English
English
siften
“to pass through a sieve; to separate the fine from the coarse”
Modern English
English
sifted
“passed through a sieve or examined carefully”