Where does “leptonlike” come from?
leptonlike (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.
leptonlike (English): Having some characteristics of a lepton
Definitions
- Having some characteristics of a lepton
Ancestry of “leptonlike”, step by step
leptonlike 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 English lepton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lepton | A coin used since ancient times in Greece,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λεπτόν | neuter nominative singular of λεπτός; neuter... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λεπτός | peeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |