Where does “zouk-like” come from?
zouk-like (English) comes from English zouk, from French secouer, from Old French secorre, from Latin succurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
zouk-like (English): Similar to, or reminiscent of, zouk
Definitions
- Similar to, or reminiscent of, zouk
Ancestry of “zouk-like”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | zouk | A style of dance music originating in the French... |
| 2 | French | secouer | to shake; to shake off; to shake up |
| 3 | Old French | secorre | to help; to assist |
| 4 | Latin | succurrō | — |
| 5 | Latin | currō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |