Where does “porpoiselike” come from?
porpoiselike (English) comes from English porpoise, from Middle English porpeys, from Anglo-Norman porpeis, from Old French pourpois, from Vulgar Latin porcopiscis, from Latin porcus, from Proto-Italic porkos, from Proto-Indo-European pórḱos — passed , crossed.
porpoiselike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a porpoise
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a porpoise
Ancestry of “porpoiselike”, step by step
porpoiselike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porpoise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porpoise | A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae,... |
| 2 | Middle English | porpeys | porpoise cetacean of family |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | porpeis | porpoise |
| 4 | Old French | pourpois | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | porcopiscis | porpoise |
| 6 | Latin | porcus | a piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | porkos | pig |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pórḱos | piglet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |