Where does “ravinelike” come from?
ravinelike (English) comes from English ravine, from French ravin, from Old French raviner, from Old French ravine, from Latin rapīna, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
ravinelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a ravine
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a ravine
Ancestry of “ravinelike”, step by step
ravinelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ravine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ravine | A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's... |
| 2 | French | ravin | ravine |
| 3 | Old French | raviner | to pillage, sweep down, cascade; rush, seize by... |
| 4 | Old French | ravine | robbery, rapine; violent rush of water,... |
| 5 | Latin | rapīna | robbery, plundering, pillage, rapine |
| 6 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |