Where does “fountainlike” come from?
fountainlike (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.
fountainlike (English): Resembling a fountain or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a fountain or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “fountainlike”, step by step
fountainlike 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 fountain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fountain | A natural source of water; a spring; An... |
| 2 | Old French | fontaine | fountain |
| 3 | Latin | fontāna | spring, fountain, source |
| 4 | Latin | fontānus | bearing a relation to the spring or source |
| 5 | Latin | fons | a spring, a fountain; fresh water, spring water;... |
| 6 | Latin | fontis | genitive singular of fōns |