Where does “cellolike” come from?
cellolike (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.
cellolike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a cello
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a cello
Ancestry of “cellolike”, step by step
cellolike 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 cello
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cello | A large stringed instrument of the violin family... |
| 2 | English | violoncello | A large stringed instrument of the violin family,... |
| 3 | Italian | violoncello | violoncello, cello |
| 4 | Italian | violone | violone |
| 5 | Italian | Viola | purple, violet |
| 6 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 7 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |