Where does “utilitylike” come from?
utilitylike (English) comes from English utility, from Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, from Latin ūtilitas, from Latin ūtilis, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
utilitylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a utility
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a utility
Ancestry of “utilitylike”, step by step
utilitylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English utility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utility | The state or condition of being useful;... |
| 2 | Middle English | utilite | benefit, gain, profit |
| 3 | Old French | utilite | — |
| 4 | Latin | ūtilitas | usefulness, utility |
| 5 | Latin | ūtilis | useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful |
| 6 | Latin | ūtor | to use, make use of, employ |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | croze |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | paddock, pen |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
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 |