Where does “divinelike” come from?
divinelike (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.
divinelike (English): Characteristic of divinity
Definitions
- Characteristic of divinity
Ancestry of “divinelike”, step by step
divinelike 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 divine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divine | Of or pertaining to a god; Eternal, holy, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | deviner | — |
| 3 | Latin | divino | I foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess |
| 4 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |