Where does “trapezelike” come from?
trapezelike (English) comes from English trapeze, from French trapèze, from Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
trapezelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a trapeze
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a trapeze
Ancestry of “trapezelike”, step by step
trapezelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trapeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trapeze | A trapezium; A swinging horizontal bar, suspended... |
| 2 | French | trapèze | trapeze; trapezium; trapezium, trapezium bone |
| 3 | Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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 |