Where does “liquorlike” come from?
liquorlike (English) comes from English liquor, from Middle English licour, from Old French licour, from Latin liquor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
liquorlike (English): Resembling liquor
Definitions
- Resembling liquor
Ancestry of “liquorlike”, step by step
liquorlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liquor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liquor | A liquid, a fluid; A drinkable liquid; A liquid... |
| 2 | Middle English | licour | liquid; juice, blood; A beverage or drink; a... |
| 3 | Old French | licour | liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor |
| 4 | Latin | liquor | fluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
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 |