Where does “joistlike” come from?
joistlike (English) comes from English joist, from Old French giste, from Old French gesir, from Latin iacere, from Latin iaceō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
joistlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a joist
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a joist
Ancestry of “joistlike”, step by step
joistlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English joist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | joist | A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly... |
| 2 | Old French | giste | resting-place |
| 3 | Old French | gesir | to lie down; to rest, to take rest |
| 4 | Latin | iacere | present active infinitive of iaciō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | iaceō | to lie prostrate, lie down; recline |
| 6 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 |