Where does “teasellike” come from?
teasellike (English) comes from English teasel, from Middle English tasel, from Middle English tassel, from Old French tassel, from Late Latin taxellus, from Latin taxillus, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
teasellike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a teasel
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a teasel
Ancestry of “teasellike”, step by step
teasellike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teasel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teasel | Any of several plants of the genus "Dipsacus";... |
| 2 | Middle English | tasel | teasel or a similar plant |
| 3 | Middle English | tassel | — |
| 4 | Old French | tassel | tassel (adornment for a garment) |
| 5 | Late Latin | taxellus | — |
| 6 | Latin | taxillus | small cube |
| 7 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 8 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |