Where does “peachlike” come from?
peachlike (English) comes from English peach, from Middle English pechen, from Anglo-Norman anpecher, from Late Latin impedico, from Latin pedica, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
peachlike (English): Resembling a peach or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a peach or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “peachlike”, step by step
peachlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peach | Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit |
| 2 | Middle English | pechen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | anpecher | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | impedico | entangle; I fetter; I entangle |
| 5 | Latin | pedica | shackle, fetter; snare |
| 6 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pets | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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 |