Where does “candida-like” come from?

candida-like (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.

candida-like (English): Resembling a yeast infection by "Candida...

Definitions

  1. Resembling a yeast infection by "Candida...

Ancestry of “candida-like”, step by step

candida-like traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English candida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcandidaA yeast of the genus "Candida", usually...
2TranslingualCandidagenus
3Latincandidainflection of candidus: ## feminine...
4Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
5Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
6Proto-Italickandēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan