Where does “sunflowerlike” come from?
sunflowerlike (English) comes from English sunflower, from English flower, from Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman flur, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.
sunflowerlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a sunflower
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a sunflower
Ancestry of “sunflowerlike”, step by step
sunflowerlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sunflower
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sunflower | Any plant of the genus "Helianthus", so called... |
| 2 | English | flower | A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with... |
| 3 | Middle English | flour | A flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | flur | Alternative form of flor |
| 5 | Old French | flor | flower |
| 6 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 |