Where does “Cupid-like” come from?
Cupid-like (English) comes from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
Cupid-like (English): Resembling or characteristic of Cupid
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of Cupid
Ancestry of “Cupid-like”, step by step
Cupid-like traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via English Cupid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cupid | The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros |
| 2 | French | cupide | greedy |
| 3 | Latin | cupidus | eager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous |
| 4 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |