Where does “Madonna-like” come from?
Madonna-like (English) comes from English madonna, from Italian Madonna, from Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
Madonna-like (English): Resembling or characteristic of the Virgin Mary
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the Virgin Mary
Ancestry of “Madonna-like”, step by step
Madonna-like traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English madonna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | madonna | A one-footed lien-to-tail trick, where the front... |
| 2 | Italian | Madonna | Madonna, Our Lady |
| 3 | Italian | ma | but; Abbreviation of mamma; Indicates emotion or... |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
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 |