Where does “tubalike” come from?
tubalike (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.
tubalike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a tuba
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a tuba
Ancestry of “tubalike”, step by step
tubalike 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 Tuba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tuba | Abbreviation of bass tuba |
| 2 | Tagalog | tuba | tubâ, a palm wine created from the sap of various species of palm trees |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tubah | Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *tubah | Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish |