Where does “tennislike” come from?
tennislike (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.
tennislike (English): Resembling the game of tennis or some aspect of...
Definitions
- Resembling the game of tennis or some aspect of...
Ancestry of “tennislike”, step by step
tennislike 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 tennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tennis | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets |
| 2 | Old French | tenez | second-person plural present indicative of tenir;... |
| 3 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 4 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |