Etymology

rocklike

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Today it means: Resembling a rock. Full definition →

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

  1. Medieval Latinroccabor.?
  2. Old English*rocc
  3. Early Medieval Latinrocca
  4. Anglo-Normanroque
  5. Middle Englishrokke
  6. Englishrock
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todayrocklike

From rock + -like.

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