Where does “lookoff” come from?

lookoff (English) comes from English Look, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

lookoff (English): A vantage point, usually a scenic one

Definitions

  1. A vantage point, usually a scenic one

Ancestry of “lookoff”, step by step

lookoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Look

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLookTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes
2French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via English off

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffIn a direction away from the speaker or object;...
2Middle Englishofof; off; until
3Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
4Old Englishæfof
5Proto-Germanic*ab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from French -er