Where does “enemylike” come from?
enemylike (English) comes from English enemy, from Middle English enemy, from Old French enemi, from Old French inimi, from Latin inimīcus, from Latin amīcus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus — to be bright; sky, heaven.
enemylike (English): Like, resembling, or characteristic of an enemy;...
Definitions
- Like, resembling, or characteristic of an enemy;...
Ancestry of “enemylike”, step by step
enemylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enemy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enemy | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards,... |
| 2 | Middle English | enemy | An enemy, foe, or adversary |
| 3 | Old French | enemi | enemy |
| 4 | Old French | inimi | Alternative form of enemi |
| 5 | Latin | inimīcus | enemy, foe someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else |
| 6 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 7 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 8 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 9 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 |