Where does “ammunitionlike” come from?
ammunitionlike (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.
ammunitionlike (English): Resembling ammunition
Definitions
- Resembling ammunition
Ancestry of “ammunitionlike”, step by step
ammunitionlike 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 ammunition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ammunition | Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance... |
| 2 | Middle French | amunition | — |
| 3 | Latin | mūnīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | moenīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | moenia | city walls, fortifications, walls, ramparts |
| 6 | Old Latin | moene | wall, fortification |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | móyni | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |