| 【like】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "gelic." It carries the basic meaning of "like," "similar," and "alike." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "like"]
alike **[3876] If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
like ****[811] the way it would be if
likelihood **[3524] The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen.
likely ****[924] without much doubt; probably
unlike ****[1617] If one thing is unlike another thing, the two things have different qualities or characteristics from each other.
unlikely ****[1888] If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure.
[WORD ROOT]root like
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] lik, like
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) gelic
[MEANING]root like, similar, alike
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 gelic [from Proto-Germanic *(ga)leika-] like, similar; alike
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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alike ★★[3876] adjective from like
【DEFINITION】 If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a; with, together ⑵ like; like, similar; alike
【Etymology】 《Old English lician》 [from Proto-Germanic *likjan] to please, be pleasing, be sufficient
【First Known Meaning】 like one another, very similar
【DERIVATIVEs】 alikeness, alike
like ★★★★[811] adjective from like
【DEFINITION】 ① the way it would be if
② b.the way someone would do if
③ the same as; as
【ROOTs】 like; like, similar; alike
【Etymology】 《Old English gelic》 [from Proto-Germanic *(ga)leika-] like, similar; alike
【First Known Meaning】 having the same characteristics or qualities
【DERIVATIVEs】 like, likelihood, likely, liken, likewise
likelihood ★★[3524] noun from likelihood 〈 like
【DEFINITION】 The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【SYNONYM】 probability
【COMPOSITION】 like + hood
【ROOTs】 ⑴ like; like, similar; alike ⑵ li(ly); adjective suffix ⑶ hood; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English gelic》 [from Proto-Germanic *(ga)leika-] like, similar; alike
【DERIVATIVEs】 like, likelihood, likely
likely ★★★★[924] adjective from like
【DEFINITION】 without much doubt; probably
【VARIATIONs】 비교; likely < likelier < likeliest
【SYNONYM】 promising
【ANTONYM】 unlikely
【COMPOSITION】 like
【ROOTs】 ⑴ like; like, similar; alike ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English gelic》 [from Proto-Germanic *(ga)leika-] like, similar; alike
【First Known Meaning】 having the appearance of truth or fact
【DERIVATIVEs】 like, likelihood, likely, liken, likewise
unlike ★★★★[1617] preposition from unlike 〈 like
【DEFINITION】 If one thing is unlike another thing, the two things have different qualities or characteristics from each other.
【ANTONYM】 like
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ like; like, similar; alike
【Etymology】 《Old English gelic》 [from Proto-Germanic *(ga)leika-] like, similar; alike
【DERIVATIVEs】 unlikeness, unlike
unlikely ★★★★[1888] adjective from unlike 〈 like
【DEFINITION】 If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; unlikely < unlikelier < unlikeliest
【SYNONYM】 implausible
【ANTONYM】 likely
【ROOTs】 ⑴ un; not ⑵ like; like, similar; alike ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English gelic》 [from Proto-Germanic *(ga)leika-] like, similar; alike
【First Known Meaning】 not likely to occur
【DERIVATIVEs】 unlikelihood, unlikeliness, unlikely
Other words containing "like"; alikeness, brotherlike, childlike, cuplike, human-like, liken, likewise, treelike, unlikeness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
light
lig
lie, lay
lic-
liber
lev
less
lend
leg-, legis-
leg-, lega-, lege-, league
