Where does “imagelike” come from?
imagelike (English) comes from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem, from Spanish imagen, from Italian immagine, from Latin imāginem, from Latin im-, from Latin īn- — in.
imagelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an image
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an image
Ancestry of “imagelike”, step by step
imagelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English image
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 2 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 4 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 5 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 6 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 7 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |