Where does “oasislike” come from?
oasislike (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.
oasislike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an oasis
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of an oasis
Ancestry of “oasislike”, step by step
oasislike 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 oasis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oasis | A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile... |
| 2 | Latin | oasis | The Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄασις | any one of the cities in the Libyan Desert |
| 4 | Demotic | wḥj | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | wḥꜣt | cauldron |