Where does “pancakelike” come from?
pancakelike (English) comes from English pancake, from Middle English pancake, from Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic pannā, from Proto-Germanic pannǭ, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
pancakelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a pancake
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a pancake
Ancestry of “pancakelike”, step by step
pancakelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pancake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pancake | A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle... |
| 2 | Middle English | pancake | pancake |
| 3 | Middle English | panne | A pan, skillet, tin, or cookpot; any metal... |
| 4 | Old English | panne | pan, frying pan |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | pannā | pan |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pannǭ | pan |
| 7 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 8 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 12 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 13 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 14 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |
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 |