Where does “questlike” come from?
questlike (English) comes from English quest, from Middle English quest, from Anglo-Norman queste, from Latin quaesta, from Latin quaesita, from Latin quaesitus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
questlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a quest
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a quest
Ancestry of “questlike”, step by step
questlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quest | A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission |
| 2 | Middle English | quest | A legal inquest or investigation; a session of... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | queste | search; act, instance of searching |
| 4 | Latin | quaesta | tribute, tax, inquiry, search |
| 5 | Latin | quaesita | nominative feminine singular of quaesītus;... |
| 6 | Latin | quaesitus | sought for, having been sought for; asked, having... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |