Where does “comalike” come from?

comalike (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.

comalike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a coma

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a coma

Ancestry of “comalike”, step by step

comalike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English coma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomaA state of unconsciousness from which one may not...
2LatincomaThe hair of the head; foliage
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-
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