Where does “pomelike” come from?
pomelike (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.
pomelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a pome
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a pome
Ancestry of “pomelike”, step by step
pomelike 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 pome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pome | A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh... |
| 2 | Middle English | pome | fruit; meatballs, patties |
| 3 | Old French | pome | apple |
| 4 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 5 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |