Where does “peanutlike” come from?
peanutlike (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.
peanutlike (English): Resembling a peanut
Definitions
- Resembling a peanut
Ancestry of “peanutlike”, step by step
peanutlike 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 peanut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peanut | A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant... |
| 2 | English | pea | Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others |
| 3 | English | pease | To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile |
| 4 | Middle English | pese | A pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;... |
| 5 | Old English | pise | pea |
| 6 | Late Latin | pisa | nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | pīsum | pea, pease |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |