Where does βvalancelikeβ come from?
valancelike (English) comes from English valance, from Anglo-Norman valaunce, from Old French valence, from Old French valer, from Old French avaler, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan π.
valancelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a valance
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a valance
Ancestry of βvalancelikeβ, step by step
valancelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English valance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valance | A short curtain that usually hangs along the top... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | valaunce | β |
| 3 | Old French | valence | β |
| 4 | Old French | valer | to drop |
| 5 | Old French | avaler | to descend; to go down |
| 6 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 7 | Latin | A | β |
| 8 | Etruscan | π | and, also |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αΎ±Μ | β |
| 10 | Phoenician | π€ | ox; aleph; alef |
| 11 | Egyptian | πΎ | β |
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 | β |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lΕ«can | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lΕ«kan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lΕ«kanΔ | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukanΔ |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewΗ΅- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |