Where does “Cupidlike” come from?
Cupidlike (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.
Cupidlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of Cupid
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of Cupid
Ancestry of “Cupidlike”, step by step
Cupidlike 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 | — |