Where does “peonylike” come from?
peonylike (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.
peonylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a peony
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a peony
Ancestry of “peonylike”, step by step
peonylike 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 peony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peony | A flowering plant of the genus "Paeonia" with... |
| 2 | Old English | peonie | — |
| 3 | Latin | paeōnia | peony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιωνία | peony |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιών | a physician |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παιάν | hymn to Apollo |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Παιάν | Paean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παίω | I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *p(y)eh₂w- | — |