Where does “teatlike” come from?
teatlike (English) comes from English teat, from Old French tete, from Frankish titta, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
teatlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a teat
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a teat
Ancestry of “teatlike”, step by step
teatlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teat | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on... |
| 2 | Old French | tete | nipple; teat |
| 3 | Frankish | titta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | titt- | teat; nipple; breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tata- | father; parent; nipple |
| 6 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 7 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
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 |