Where does “universitylike” come from?
universitylike (English) comes from English University, from Middle English universite, from Anglo-Norman université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
universitylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a university
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a university
Ancestry of “universitylike”, step by step
universitylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English University
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | University | An institution of higher education that provides facilities for teaching, research, and the conferral of academic degrees across undergraduate, graduate, and often professional levels |
| 2 | Middle English | universite | A university or college; The totality of students... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | université | university |
| 4 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 7 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 8 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 9 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |