Where does “crocodilelike” come from?
crocodilelike (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.
crocodilelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a crocodile
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a crocodile
Ancestry of “crocodilelike”, step by step
crocodilelike 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 crocodile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crocodile | Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | cocodrill | — |
| 3 | Old French | cocodril | crocodile |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cocodrillus | — |
| 5 | Latin | crocodīlus | A crocodile |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |