Etymology

sphinxlike

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Today it means: Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx, especially, not showing passion or emotion; inscrutable. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishsphinx
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todaysphinxlike

From sphinx + -like.

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