Where does “cauldronlike” come from?
cauldronlike (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.
cauldronlike (English): Resembling a cauldron or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a cauldron or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “cauldronlike”, step by step
cauldronlike 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 cauldron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cauldron | A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an... |
| 2 | Middle English | caudroun | A kettle pot for boiling |
| 3 | Old French | chauderon | cooking-pot |
| 4 | Old French | chaudiere | cooking-pot |
| 5 | Latin | caldāria | warm bath |
| 6 | Latin | caldārius | Of, pertaining to or suitable for warmth or bathing |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |