Where does “eclipselike” come from?
eclipselike (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.
eclipselike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an eclipse
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an eclipse
Ancestry of “eclipselike”, step by step
eclipselike 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 eclipse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eclipse | An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one... |
| 2 | Old French | eclipse | eclipse |
| 3 | Latin | eclīpsis | a solar eclipse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλειψις | disappearance, abandonment; especially... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείπω | I leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |