Where does “Lisplike” come from?
Lisplike (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.
Lisplike (English): Resembling or characteristic of the programming...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the programming...
Ancestry of “Lisplike”, step by step
Lisplike 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 Lisp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lisp | A functional programming language with a distinctive parenthesized syntax, much used in artificial intelligence |
| 2 | Middle English | lispen | — |
| 3 | Old English | wlispian | — |
| 4 | Old English | wlisp | lisping; stammering |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wlispaz | stammering; lisping |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wlis- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |