Where does “aguelike” come from?
aguelike (English) comes from English ague, from Middle English agu, from Middle French aguë, from Latin acūta, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus — sharp.
aguelike (English): Resembling an ague or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling an ague or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “aguelike”, step by step
aguelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ague
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ague | An acute fever; An intermittent fever, attended... |
| 2 | Middle English | agu | — |
| 3 | Middle French | aguë | acute |
| 4 | Latin | acūta | — |
| 5 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 6 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 7 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
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 |