Where does “limpetlike” come from?
limpetlike (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.
limpetlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a limpet
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a limpet
Ancestry of “limpetlike”, step by step
limpetlike 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 limpet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limpet | A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | lempet | — |
| 3 | Old English | lempedu | lamprey |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | lampreda | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | lampetra | lamprey |
| 6 | Latin | lambere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | lambo | I lick, lap; I taste |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂b- | to hang loosely; to lap, lick |