Etymology

minaretlike

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

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

  1. Arabicمَنَارَة (manāra)
  2. Ottoman Turkishمناره
  3. Frenchminaret
  4. Englishminaret
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todayminaretlike

From minaret + -like.

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