Where does “taperlike” come from?
taperlike (English) comes from English taper, from Middle English taper, from Old English tapor, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
taperlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a taper
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a taper
Ancestry of “taperlike”, step by step
taperlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English taper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taper | A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle;... |
| 2 | Middle English | taper | taper thin candle |
| 3 | Old English | tapor | taper |
| 4 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |