Where does “Titan-like” come from?
Titan-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.
Titan-like (English): Resembling or characteristic of the mythological Titans
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the mythological Titans
Ancestry of “Titan-like”, step by step
Titan-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 titan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | titan | Something or someone of very large stature,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 3 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |