Where does “rhododendronlike” come from?
rhododendronlike (English) comes from English rhododendron, from Latin rhododendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον, from Ancient Greek δένδρον, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν — wild; wild animal.
rhododendronlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a rhododendron
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a rhododendron
Ancestry of “rhododendronlike”, step by step
rhododendronlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rhododendron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhododendron | Oleander; Any of various flowering shrubs in the... |
| 2 | Latin | rhododendron | the rosebay, oleander |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥοδόδενδρον | rosebay, oleander |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δένδρον | tree |
| 5 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 7 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 9 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
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 |