Where does “peppermintlike” come from?
peppermintlike (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.
peppermintlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of peppermint
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of peppermint
Ancestry of “peppermintlike”, step by step
peppermintlike 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 peppermint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peppermint | A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections |
| 2 | English | mint | A building or institution where money is... |
| 3 | Middle English | minten | Alternative form of mynten |
| 4 | Hungarian | menten | at once, on the spot, immediately |
| 5 | Hungarian | mente | leaving from somewhere; going somewhere; the... |
| 6 | Hungarian | ment | to rescue, to save; third-person singular past of... |
| 7 | Hungarian | mén | stallion; archaic third-person singular... |
| 8 | Hungarian | megy | to go |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | mene- | to go |