Where does “phoenixlike” come from?
phoenixlike (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.
phoenixlike (English): Resembling a phoenix, especially in being reborn...
Definitions
- Resembling a phoenix, especially in being reborn...
Ancestry of “phoenixlike”, step by step
phoenixlike 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 Phoenix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Phoenix | A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology |
| 2 | Old French | fenix | phoenix |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | phenix | — |
| 4 | Latin | phoenīx | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φοῖνιξ | Phoenician; Carthaginian |
| 6 | Mycenaean Greek | 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀍 | date palm? |
| 7 | Egyptian | fnḫw | a people in Canaan or Syria, perhaps originally... |
| 8 | Egyptian | fnḫ | carpenter, woodcutter |