Where does “manurelike” come from?
manurelike (English) comes from English manure, from Middle English maynouren, from Old French manovrer, from Latin manuoperare, from Latin operārī, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς, from Ancient Greek ὀπός — to follow; to see; to say.
manurelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of manure
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of manure
Ancestry of “manurelike”, step by step
manurelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manure | To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | maynouren | To supervise, reign; to exercise one's authority;... |
| 3 | Old French | manovrer | to work, especially manual work; to make; to... |
| 4 | Latin | manuoperare | — |
| 5 | Latin | operārī | — |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
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 |