Where does “alabasterlike” come from?
alabasterlike (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.
alabasterlike (English): Resembling alabaster
Definitions
- Resembling alabaster
Ancestry of “alabasterlike”, step by step
alabasterlike 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 alabaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alabaster | A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of... |
| 2 | Middle English | alabastre | alabaster; alabaster box |
| 3 | Old French | alabastre | alabaster |
| 4 | Latin | alabaster | a box, tapering to a point at the top, for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλάβαστρος | alabaster |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλάβαστος | globular vase without handles for holding... |