Where does “commalike” come from?
commalike (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.
commalike (English): Resembling a comma
Definitions
- Resembling a comma
Ancestry of “commalike”, step by step
commalike 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 comma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comma | The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set... |
| 2 | German | Komma | comma |
| 3 | Spanish | coma | comma; misericord; section |
| 4 | Latin | comma | a caesura |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόμμα | a stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |