Where does “elmlike” come from?
elmlike (English) comes from English elm, from Middle English elme, from Old English elm, from Proto-West Germanic *elm, from Proto-Germanic elmaz, from Persian الماس, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
elmlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an elm tree
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an elm tree
Ancestry of “elmlike”, step by step
elmlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elm | A tree of the genus "Ulmus" of the family... |
| 2 | Middle English | elme | — |
| 3 | Old English | elm | elm tree |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *elm | elm tree |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | elmaz | elm tree; wood from an elm tree |
| 6 | Persian | الماس | diamond |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμας | adamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 |