Where does “entropylike” come from?

entropylike (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.

entropylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of entropy

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of entropy

Ancestry of “entropylike”, step by step

entropylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English entropy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishentropystrictly thermodynamic entropy. A measure of the...
2GermanEntropieentropy
3Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
4Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan