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Where does “speakeasylike” come from?

speakeasylike (English) comes from English speakeasy, from English easy, from Middle English esy, from English ease, from Middle English ese, from Old French aise, from Latin adiacēns, from Latin adiaceo — in.

speakeasylike (English): Resembling a speakeasy

Definitions

  1. Resembling a speakeasy

Ancestry of “speakeasylike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspeakeasyAn illegal saloon or tavern, especially one...
2EnglisheasyComfortable; at ease; Requiring little skill or...
3Middle EnglishesyComfortable, pleasant; Convenient, suitable, fit;...
4EnglisheaseAbility, the means to do something, particularly;...
5Middle EnglisheseAlternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or...
6Old FrenchaiseAlternative form of eise; empty space, elbow...
7Latinadiacēns—
8LatinadiaceoI lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent...
9Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
10Latinīn-—
11Latinîn—
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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