Where does “mesalike” come from?
mesalike (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.
mesalike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a mesa
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a mesa
Ancestry of “mesalike”, step by step
mesalike 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 mesa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mesa | Flat area of land or plateau higher than other... |
| 2 | Spanish | mesa | table; mesa |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | mesa | Alternative form of mēnsa |
| 4 | Latin | mēnsa | a table |
| 5 | Latin | mēnsus | having measured, estimated |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |