Where does “cemeterylike” come from?
cemeterylike (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.
cemeterylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a cemetery
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a cemetery
Ancestry of “cemeterylike”, step by step
cemeterylike 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 cemetery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cemetery | A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or... |
| 2 | Middle English | cimiterie | — |
| 3 | Old French | cimitiere | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cimiterium | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | coemeterium | cemetery, churchyard, burial ground |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κοιμητήριον | sleeping chamber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κοιμάω | put to sleep, lull; to sleep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |