Etymology

vinyllike

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Today it means: Resembling vinyl in appearance, texture, or quality; slick, shiny, and durable. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
  3. Proto-Italic*wīnom
  4. Latinvīnum
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. Englishvinyl
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. English todayvinyllike

From vinyl + -like.

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