Where does “tarantulalike” come from?
tarantulalike (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.
tarantulalike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a tarantula
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a tarantula
Ancestry of “tarantulalike”, step by step
tarantulalike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English tarantula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tarantula | Any of the large, hairy New World spiders... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tarantula | — |
| 3 | Italian | tarantola | tarantula |
| 4 | Italian | Taranto | the letter T in the [[Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet |
| 5 | Latin | Tarentum | Latin name of the town |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Τάρᾱς | Tarās; Greek name of the town |
| 7 | Illyrian | darandos | oak |