Where does “hadronlike” come from?

hadronlike (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.

hadronlike (English): Having some characteristics of a hadron

Definitions

  1. Having some characteristics of a hadron

Ancestry of “hadronlike”, step by step

hadronlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English hadron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhadronA composite particle that comprises two or more...
2Ancient Greekἁδρόςfull grown, grown up, adult; stout
3Ancient Greek-ρόςable, tending to be X'ed (for a verb X); a suffix generally deriving adjectives from verbal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan
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