Where does “suturelike” come from?

suturelike (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.

suturelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a suture

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a suture

Ancestry of “suturelike”, step by step

suturelike 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 suture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsutureA seam formed by sewing two edges together,...
2Middle EnglishsutureA suture; a seam made in surgical operations; A...
3Latinsūtūraa sewing together; seam, stitch, suture
4Latinsuōto sew, stitch
5Proto-Italicsūōsew, stitch
6Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-
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