Where does “treaclelike” come from?
treaclelike (English) comes from English treacle, from Middle English triacle, from Old French triacle, from Vulgar Latin *triaca, from Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ — wild; wild animal.
treaclelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of treacle
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of treacle
Ancestry of “treaclelike”, step by step
treaclelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English treacle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | treacle | A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or... |
| 2 | Middle English | triacle | treacle, theriac |
| 3 | Old French | triacle | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *triaca | — |
| 5 | Latin | theriaca | antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θηριακή | an antidote against a poisonous bite |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
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 |