Where does “warlike” come from?
Warlike comes from Middle English -like combined with Old English -līċ, ultimately tracing to Proto-Germanic werraną meaning conflict and Proto-Indo-European ḱóm meaning together.
warlike (English): Hostile and belligerent; Martial, bellicose or...
Definitions
- Hostile and belligerent; Martial, bellicose or...
Ancestry of “warlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -like | Having some of the characteristics of |
| 2 | Middle English | -like | Alternative form of -liche |
| 3 | Middle English | -liche | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 4 | Old English | -līc | adjective-forming suffix meaning 'like' or 'relating to |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |