Where does “tarnlike” come from?
tarnlike (English) comes from English tarn, from Middle English terne, from Old French terne, from Latin ternas, from Latin terni, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris.
tarnlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a tarn
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a tarn
Ancestry of “tarnlike”, step by step
tarnlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tarn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tarn | A small mountain lake, "especially" in Northern... |
| 2 | Middle English | terne | — |
| 3 | Old French | terne | dull, dim |
| 4 | Latin | ternas | accusative feminine plural of terni |
| 5 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 6 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 7 | Latin | terr | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
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 |