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Where does “spacelikeness” come from?

spacelikeness (English) comes from English spacelike, 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 — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

spacelikeness (English): The quality of being spacelike

Definitions

  1. The quality of being spacelike

Ancestry of “spacelikeness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspacelikehaving the properties of space; lying outside...
2EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
3Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
4Middle Dutchluke—
5Dutchluikento close, to shut
6Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
7Old Dutchlūcan—
8Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
9Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
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