Where does “chowderlike” come from?
chowderlike (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.
chowderlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of chowder
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of chowder
Ancestry of “chowderlike”, step by step
chowderlike 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 chowder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chowder | A thick, creamy soup or stew; A stew,... |
| 2 | French | chaudière | boiler; cauldron; bucket |
| 3 | Old French | chaudiere | cooking-pot |
| 4 | Latin | caldāria | warm bath |
| 5 | Latin | caldārius | Of, pertaining to or suitable for warmth or bathing |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |