Where does “ferretlike” come from?
ferretlike (English) comes from English ferret, from Italian fioretto, from Italian fiore, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
ferretlike (English): Resembling a ferret or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a ferret or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “ferretlike”, step by step
ferretlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ferret
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ferret | An often domesticated mammal rather like a... |
| 2 | Italian | fioretto | Ssall, devotional sacrifice; good deed; foil |
| 3 | Italian | fiore | flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs |
| 4 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 |