Where does “turquoiselike” come from?
turquoiselike (English) comes from English turquoise, from Middle French turquoise, from Old French turquois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
turquoiselike (English): Similar to or resembling turquoise
Definitions
- Similar to or resembling turquoise
Ancestry of “turquoiselike”, step by step
turquoiselike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English turquoise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turquoise | A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray... |
| 2 | Middle French | turquoise | turquoise precious stone |
| 3 | Old French | turquois | Turkish |
| 4 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
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 |