Etymology

molasseslike

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Today it means: Resembling molasses in any of various respects, such as consistency, flavor, or color Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English molasses
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  1. Englishmolasses
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaymolasseslike

From molasses + -like.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.