Where does “altarlike” come from?
altarlike (English) comes from English altar, from Old English altar, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
altarlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an altar
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an altar
Ancestry of “altarlike”, step by step
altarlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English altar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | altar | A table or similar flat-topped structure used for... |
| 2 | Old English | altar | altar |
| 3 | Latin | altāre | altar, fitting for burnt offerings |
| 4 | Latin | adoleō | to emit an odor, smell |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |