Where does “amuletlike” come from?
amuletlike (English) comes from English amulet, from Middle French amulette, from Latin amuletum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
amuletlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an amulet
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an amulet
Ancestry of “amuletlike”, step by step
amuletlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amulet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amulet | A kind of protective charm or ornament, often... |
| 2 | Middle French | amulette | — |
| 3 | Latin | amuletum | an amulet |
| 4 | Latin | amylum | starch; gruel; fine meal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄμυλον | starch |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 |