Where does “plumelike” come from?
plumelike (English) comes from English Plume, from French plume, from Italian piuma, from Spanish pluma, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k- — to fly, flow, run.
plumelike (English): Resembling a plume or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a plume or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “plumelike”, step by step
plumelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Plume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Plume | A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration |
| 2 | French | plume | feather; quill; nib, the writing end of a... |
| 3 | Italian | piuma | feather, plume; down; plumage |
| 4 | Spanish | pluma | feather; pen, fountain pen; ballpoint pen |
| 5 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
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 |