Where does “studylike” come from?

studylike (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.

studylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a study

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a study

Ancestry of “studylike”, step by step

studylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

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

via English study

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstudyTo review materials already learned in order to...
2Germanstudierento study at university or college level; to be a...
3Italianstudiareto study
4Spanishestudiarto study; to examine, look into
5Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
6Old Spanish-arindicates membership or status
7Latinsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-
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