Etymology

fluidlike

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Today it means: Resembling a fluid. Full definition →

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

  1. Latinfluidus
  2. Middle Englishfluid
  3. Englishfluid
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. English todayfluidlike

From fluid + -like.

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