Where does “sucroselike” come from?
sucroselike (English) comes from English sucrose, from French sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sucroselike (English): Resembling or characteristic of sucrose
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of sucrose
Ancestry of “sucroselike”, step by step
sucroselike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sucrose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sucrose | A disaccharide with formula CHO, consisting of... |
| 2 | French | sucre | sugar |
| 3 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 4 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 5 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |
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 |