Where does “sanctuarylike” come from?
sanctuarylike (English) comes from English sanctuary, from Middle English seyntuarie, from Old French saintuaire, from Latin sanctuarium, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ — heel of the foot; heel.
sanctuarylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a sanctuary
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a sanctuary
Ancestry of “sanctuarylike”, step by step
sanctuarylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sanctuary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sanctuary | A place of safety, refuge, or protection; An area... |
| 2 | Middle English | seyntuarie | — |
| 3 | Old French | saintuaire | sanctuary |
| 4 | Latin | sanctuarium | prince's lockbox; shrine, sanctuary; relics of a... |
| 5 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 6 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
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 |