Where does “reptilelike” come from?
reptilelike (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.
reptilelike (English): Like or resembling a reptile
Definitions
- Like or resembling a reptile
Ancestry of “reptilelike”, step by step
reptilelike 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 reptile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reptile | A cold-blooded vertebrate of the class... |
| 2 | Middle English | reptil | — |
| 3 | Old French | reptile | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | reptile | neuter nominative singular of rēptilis; neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | reptilis | creeping, crawling |
| 6 | Latin | rēpō | to creep, crawl |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēpō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁p- | to creep |