Where does “tissuelike” come from?
tissuelike (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.
tissuelike (English): Resembling tissue or some aspect of it
Definitions
- Resembling tissue or some aspect of it
Ancestry of “tissuelike”, step by step
tissuelike 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 tissue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tissue | Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric; A fine... |
| 2 | Middle English | tissu | tissue silk fabric |
| 3 | Old French | tissu | — |
| 4 | Old French | tistre | Alternative form of tissir |
| 5 | Latin | texere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | teksō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |