Where does “recipelike” come from?
recipelike (English) comes from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
recipelike (English): Like a recipe; consisting of formulaic steps
Definitions
- Like a recipe; consisting of formulaic steps
Ancestry of “recipelike”, step by step
recipelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English recipe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recipe | A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a... |
| 2 | Middle French | récipé | prescription |
| 3 | Latin | recipe | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | recipio | I take back; I receive; I take upon myself,... |
| 5 | Latin | capio | I take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |