Where does “apricotlike” come from?
apricotlike (English) comes from English apricot, from English apricock, from English abrecock, from Catalan abrecoc, from Catalan albercoc, from Arabic برقوق, from Arabic بَرْقُوق, from Latin praecocia — inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative...
apricotlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of apricots
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of apricots
Ancestry of “apricotlike”, step by step
apricotlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apricot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apricot | A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling... |
| 2 | English | apricock | Archaic form of apricot |
| 3 | English | abrecock | Obsolete form of apricot |
| 4 | Catalan | abrecoc | — |
| 5 | Catalan | albercoc | apricot |
| 6 | Arabic | برقوق | plum, plums; apricot, apricots; peach, peaches |
| 7 | Arabic | بَرْقُوق | apricot; plums |
| 8 | Latin | praecocia | nominative neuter plural of praecox; accusative... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πραικόκιον | apricot |
| 10 | Latin | persicum | peach |
| 11 | Latin | Persae | inflection of Persa: ## genitive/dative... |
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 |