Where does “portraitlike” come from?
portraitlike (English) comes from English portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
portraitlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a portrait
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a portrait
Ancestry of “portraitlike”, step by step
portraitlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English portrait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | portrait | A painting or other picture of a person,... |
| 2 | Middle French | portraict | — |
| 3 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 4 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | 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 |