Where does “raptorlike” come from?
raptorlike (English) comes from English raptor, from English velociraptor, from New Latin Velociraptor, from Latin vēlōx, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
raptorlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a raptor
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a raptor
Ancestry of “raptorlike”, step by step
raptorlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raptor | A bird of prey; One who ravishes or plunders; One... |
| 2 | English | velociraptor | A small agile dinosaur, of the genus... |
| 3 | New Latin | Velociraptor | — |
| 4 | Latin | vēlōx | swift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |