Where does “fraternitylike” come from?
fraternitylike (English) comes from English fraternity, from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν — he, she.
fraternitylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a fraternity
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a fraternity
Ancestry of “fraternitylike”, step by step
fraternitylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fraternity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fraternity | The quality of being brothers or brotherly;... |
| 2 | Old French | fraternité | brotherhood; fraternity |
| 3 | Latin | frāternitās | brotherhood |
| 4 | Latin | frāternus | brotherly, fraternal |
| 5 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 6 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |