Where does “quarrylike” come from?
quarrylike (English) comes from English quarry, from Middle English quarere, from Medieval Latin quarreria, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor — and.
quarrylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a quarry
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a quarry
Ancestry of “quarrylike”, step by step
quarrylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quarry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quarry | A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | quarere | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | quarreria | — |
| 4 | Old French | quarrière | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | quadraria | — |
| 6 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 7 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 8 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 9 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 11 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
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 |