Where does “mezzolike” come from?
mezzolike (English) comes from English mezzo, from English mezzo-soprano, from Italian mezzosoprano, from Italian soprano, from Vulgar Latin superanus, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
mezzolike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a mezzo part in...
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a mezzo part in...
Ancestry of “mezzolike”, step by step
mezzolike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mezzo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mezzo | mezzo-soprano |
| 2 | English | mezzo-soprano | A voice or voice part intermediate in compass... |
| 3 | Italian | mezzosoprano | mezzo-soprano |
| 4 | Italian | soprano | a singer, commonly a woman, with a register... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | superanus | — |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |