Where does “thrillerlike” come from?
thrillerlike (English) comes from English thriller, from English thrill, from English drill, from Middle Dutch drillen, from Old Dutch thrillen, from Proto-Germanic þriljaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — boundary, end.
thrillerlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a thriller
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a thriller
Ancestry of “thrillerlike”, step by step
thrillerlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thriller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thriller | Something that thrills; A suspenseful,... |
| 2 | English | thrill | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone... |
| 3 | English | drill | To create by removing material with a drill; To... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | drillen | bore, move in a circle |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thrillen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þriljaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 8 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 9 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |
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 |