Where does “abattoirlike” come from?
abattoirlike (English) comes from English abattoir, from French abattoir, from French -oir, from Latin -ere, from Proto-Italic -ezi, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
abattoirlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an abattoir
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an abattoir
Ancestry of “abattoirlike”, step by step
abattoirlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abattoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abattoir | A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc; A... |
| 2 | French | abattoir | slaughterhouse; abattoir |
| 3 | French | -oir | A suffix used on verbs to form masculine words... |
| 4 | Latin | -ere | infinitive forming suffix; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ezi | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |