Etymology

gemlike

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Today it means: Resembling a gem; thus, often brilliant and compact Full definition →

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

  1. Englishgem
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaygemlike

From gem + -like.

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