Where does “salonlike” come from?

salonlike (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.

salonlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a salon

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a salon

Ancestry of “salonlike”, step by step

salonlike 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 salon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalonA large room, especially one used to receive and...
2Frenchsalonliving room
3Italiansalonesitting room, living room, lounge; reception...
4Italiansalaroom; hall; axis
5LatinSalaIJssel river
6Zuluisalabunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head
7Persianانشاءالله
8Arabicإن شاء اللهGod willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-