Where does “scriptlike” come from?
scriptlike (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.
scriptlike (English): Resembling a script or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a script or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “scriptlike”, step by step
scriptlike 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 script
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | script | A writing; a written document; Written... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrit | writing; document; scroll |
| 3 | Old French | escrit | past participle of escrire; third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | scriptus | written, having been written |
| 5 | Latin | scribo | I write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |