Where does “medicinelike” come from?
medicinelike (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.
medicinelike (English): Resembling medicine or some aspect of it
Definitions
- Resembling medicine or some aspect of it
Ancestry of “medicinelike”, step by step
medicinelike 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 medicine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicine | A substance which specifically promotes healing... |
| 2 | Middle English | medicin | — |
| 3 | Middle French | medicine | medicine (act of practising medical treatment) |
| 4 | Old French | medecine | medicine; remedy; medical treatment of some form |
| 5 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 6 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 7 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |