Where does “cometlike” come from?
cometlike (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.
cometlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a comet
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a comet
Ancestry of “cometlike”, step by step
cometlike 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 comet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comet | A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust... |
| 2 | Middle English | comete | comet |
| 3 | Old French | comete | comet |
| 4 | Latin | cometes | A comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κομήτης | long-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόμη | hair of the head |
| 7 | Latin | κομεω | to care for |