Where does “fissurelike” come from?
fissurelike (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.
fissurelike (English): Resembling a fissure
Definitions
- Resembling a fissure
Ancestry of “fissurelike”, step by step
fissurelike 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 fissure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fissure | A crack or opening, as in a rock; A groove, deep... |
| 2 | Middle English | fissure | fissure, rupture |
| 3 | Old French | fissure | — |
| 4 | Latin | fissura | fissure, cleft; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | findō | to cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | findō | split, cleave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |