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Where does “hivelike” come from?

hivelike (English) comes from English hive, from Danish immigrere, from French immigration, from Latin immigro, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

hivelike (English): Resembling a beehive

Definitions

  1. Resembling a beehive

Ancestry of “hivelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhiveA structure, whether artificial or natural, for...
2Danishimmigrereimmigrate
3Frenchimmigrationimmigration
4LatinimmigroI remove, move or go into; migrate
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →