Where does “lynxlike” come from?

lynxlike (English) comes from English Lynx, from Middle English lynx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.

lynxlike (English): Resembling a lynx

Definitions

  1. Resembling a lynx

Ancestry of “lynxlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLynxA faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer
2Middle Englishlynxlynx
3LatinlynxA lynx
4Ancient Greekλύγξlynx; hiccup
5LatincanadensisCanadian
6Latin-ensisOf or from
7Latinarvumfield; farm land
8Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
9Latinquelō
10Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō
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