Where does “oraclelike” come from?
oraclelike (English) comes from English oracle, from Middle English oracle, from Middle French oracle, from Old French oracle, from Latin oraculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
oraclelike (English): Like an oracle; prophetic
Definitions
- Like an oracle; prophetic
Ancestry of “oraclelike”, step by step
oraclelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oracle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oracle | A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | oracle | A shrine where hidden religious knowledge is... |
| 3 | Middle French | oracle | — |
| 4 | Old French | oracle | An oracle |
| 5 | Latin | oraculum | A divine announcement, oracle; A prophetic... |
| 6 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |