Where does “gammaretroviruslike” come from?
gammaretroviruslike (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.
gammaretroviruslike (English): Similar to a gammaretrovirus
Definitions
- Similar to a gammaretrovirus
Ancestry of “gammaretroviruslike”, step by step
gammaretroviruslike 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 Translingual Gammaretrovirus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Gammaretrovirus | genus |
| 2 | English | retrovirus | Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of... |
| 3 | English | retro- | Back or backward; Behind; In the opposite... |
| 4 | Latin | retrō | back, backwards, behind |
| 5 | Latin | dūcere | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |