Where does “axiomlike” come from?
axiomlike (English) comes from English axiom, from Middle French axiome, from Latin axiōma, from Ancient Greek ἀξίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἀξιόω, from Ancient Greek ἄξιος, from Ancient Greek ἄγω, from Proto-Hellenic ágō — to drive.
axiomlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an axiom
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an axiom
Ancestry of “axiomlike”, step by step
axiomlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English axiom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | axiom | A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which... |
| 2 | Middle French | axiome | axiom |
| 3 | Latin | axiōma | axiom |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀξίωμα | that which is thought fit, a requisite; that... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀξιόω | to think or deem worthy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄξιος | counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |