Where does “carnivallike” come from?
carnivallike (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.
carnivallike (English): Like a carnival; festive
Definitions
- Like a carnival; festive
Ancestry of “carnivallike”, step by step
carnivallike 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 carnival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carnival | Any of a number of festivals held just before the... |
| 2 | French | carnaval | The carnival, last festive occasion before Lent,... |
| 3 | Italian | carnevale | carnival; festival in the week before Lent |
| 4 | Latin | carnem levāre | — |