Where does “crescentlike” come from?
crescentlike (English) comes from English crescent, from Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt, from Old French creissant, from Latin crēscēns, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
crescentlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a crescent
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a crescent
Ancestry of “crescentlike”, step by step
crescentlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crescent | The figure of the moon as it appears in its first... |
| 2 | Middle English | cressaunt | crescent shape or heraldic charge |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | cressaunt | — |
| 4 | Old French | creissant | present participle of creistre; crescent |
| 5 | Latin | crēscēns | coming to be |
| 6 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 |