Etymology

caselike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a case. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English case
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  4. Proto-Italic*kapsos
  5. Latincapsa
  6. Old Northern Frenchcasse
  7. Middle Englishcase
  8. Englishcase
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. English todaycaselike

From case + -like.

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