Where does “pheasantlike” come from?
pheasantlike (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.
pheasantlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a pheasant or its...
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- Resembling or characteristic of a pheasant or its...
Ancestry of “pheasantlike”, step by step
pheasantlike 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 pheasant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pheasant | A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for... |
| 2 | Middle English | fesaunt | A pheasant; The meat of this bird as food |
| 3 | Old French | fesan | pheasant |
| 4 | Latin | phāsiānus | pheasant (bird) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φασιανός | pheasant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Φᾱσῐᾱνός | Phasian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Φᾶσῐς | Phasis |