Where does “trance-like” come from?
trance-like (English) comes from English trance, from Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe, from Old French transir, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
trance-like (English): Similar to, or reminiscent of, a trance; Related...
Definitions
- Similar to, or reminiscent of, a trance; Related...
Ancestry of “trance-like”, step by step
trance-like traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trance | A dazed or unconscious condition; A state of... |
| 2 | Middle English | traunce | A trance or faint; An inability to perceive... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | transe | fear of coming evil; passage from life to death |
| 4 | Old French | transir | to cut through, pass through; to be numb with... |
| 5 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |