Where does “Tetris-like” come from?
Tetris-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.
Tetris-like (English): Resembling Tetris or the pieces in the game of Tetris
Definitions
- Resembling Tetris or the pieces in the game of Tetris
Ancestry of “Tetris-like”, step by step
Tetris-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 Tetris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tetris | The act of clearing four lines at once in... |
| 2 | Russian | Те́трис | Tetris |
| 3 | Russian | те́ннис | tennis |
| 4 | English | tennis | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets |
| 5 | Old French | tenez | second-person plural present indicative of tenir;... |
| 6 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 7 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |