Where does “nonspacelike” come from?
nonspacelike (English) comes from English spacelike, 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 — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
nonspacelike (English): Not spacelike
Definitions
- Not spacelike
Ancestry of “nonspacelike”, step by step
nonspacelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spacelike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spacelike | having the properties of space; lying outside... |
| 2 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 3 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 5 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 7 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |