Where does “ballerinalike” come from?
ballerinalike (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.
ballerinalike (English): Resembling a ballerina or some aspect of one;...
Definitions
- Resembling a ballerina or some aspect of one;...
Ancestry of “ballerinalike”, step by step
ballerinalike 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 ballerina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ballerina | a female ballet dancer; the star female ballet... |
| 2 | Italian | ballerina | feminine singular of ballerino; female equivalent... |
| 3 | Italian | ballerino | dancing; unstable; dancer, ballet dancer hoofer |
| 4 | Italian | ballare | to dance; to fidget; to totter, wobble, shake |
| 5 | Latin | ballāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίζω | to dance, jump about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |