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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English recipe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecipeA formula for preparing or using a medicine; a...
2Middle Frenchrécipéprescription
3Latinrecipesecond-person singular present active imperative...
4LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
5LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-