Where does “sitcomlike” come from?
sitcomlike (English) comes from English sitcom, from English situation, from Middle English situacioun, from Middle French situation, from Latin situatio, from Latin situō, from Latin situs, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
sitcomlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a sitcom
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a sitcom
Ancestry of “sitcomlike”, step by step
sitcomlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sitcom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sitcom | clipping of situation comedy; Acronym of single... |
| 2 | English | situation | The combination of circumstances at a given... |
| 3 | Middle English | situacioun | Repositioning a broken bone |
| 4 | Middle French | situation | — |
| 5 | Latin | situatio | — |
| 6 | Latin | situō | to place, situate, locate |
| 7 | Latin | situs | permitted, allowed, suffered, having been... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |